Wheel Mountain

#795 among destinations in the United States

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Wheel Mountain is a 12,774-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. This mountain is situated on Black Divide in Kings Canyon National Park, one mile northwest of Devils Crags, and two miles south-southeast of Mount McDuffie, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Wheel Mountain ranks as the 216th-highest summit in California, and the fifth-highest on Black Divide. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 4,500 feet above Enchanted Gorge in approximately 1.5 mile, and the east aspect rises 4,500 feet above LeConte Canyon in 2.5 miles. An approach to this remote peak is made possible via the John Muir Trail which traverses through LeConte Canyon. ()

Coordinates: 37°2'48"N, 118°37'46"W

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Wheel Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Columbine Peak, Black Giant, Giraud Peak, Langille Peak.

5.7 miNE
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Columbine Peak
145 min walk • Columbine Peak is a 12,662-foot-elevation mountain summit located 1.5 miles west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
4 miN
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Black Giant
102 min walk • Black Giant is a 13,330-foot-elevation mountain summit located near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. Black Giant ranks as the 86th highest summit in California.
4.2 miNE
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Giraud Peak
107 min walk • Giraud Peak is a 12,608-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in the Palisades area of northern Kings Canyon National Park, 3.0 miles southwest of North...
3.9 miN
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Langille Peak
100 min walk • Langille Peak is a 12,018-foot-elevation mountain summit located near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
2 miNW
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Mount McDuffie
52 min walk • Mount McDuffie is a 13,291-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. This peak is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 1.9 miles northwest of The Citadel, and two miles south of Black Giant, which is the nearest higher neighbor.
7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Agassiz, John Muir Wilderness
180 min walk • Mount Agassiz, at 13,899 feet, is one of the twenty highest peaks of California. It is the northernmost and easiest to climb of the major Palisades summits.
1.1 miSE
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Devils Crags, Kings Canyon National Park
29 min walk • Devils Crags is a 12,424-foot-elevation mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Solomons, Kings Canyon National Park
123 min walk • Mount Solomons is a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. It rises to 13,040 feet directly above Muir Pass.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Goddard, Kings Canyon National Park
162 min walk • Mount Goddard is a mountain of California's Sierra Nevada, in the north section of Kings Canyon National Park. Goddard forms the southwest boundary of the Evolution Basin.
6.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Bishop Pass, John Muir Wilderness
169 min walk • Bishop Pass, 11,972 ft, is a high mountain pass in the southern Sierra Nevada, California, on the border of the Inyo National Forest on the north and Kings Canyon National Park on the south.
5 miNW
Mountain pass, Nature
Muir Pass, Kings Canyon National Park
129 min walk • Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for John Muir. The pass is near the midway point of the John Muir Trail and around mile 841 of the Pacific Crest Trail.