Needham Mountain, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Name: Needham Mountain
Address: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, United States

#10 among attractions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Needham Mountain, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Needham Mountain is a mountain summit of the Sierra Nevada, located in Tulare County, California. It is located in the southern Sierra Nevada, in the central part of Sequoia National Park. Needham Mountain is 6 mi miles east of Mineral King, 5.6 mi northeast of Mount Kaweah, and 17 mi southwest of the highest peak in the state, Mount Whitney. With an altitude of 12,536 ft, Needham Mountain is the twentieth-highest mountain in California with a prominence of 1,880 ft. The mountain is named after an American congressman who represented California at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, James C. Needham. The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1916, by M. R. Parsons, Agnes Vaile, H. B. Graham, and Edmund Chamberlain. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°27'16"N, 118°32'14"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Vandever Mountain, Lippincott Mountain, Mount Eisen, Sawtooth Peak.

4.6 miSW
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Vandever Mountain, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
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4.8 miN
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Lippincott Mountain, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
124 min walk • Lippincott Mountain is a 12,265-foot-elevation mountain summit located on the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, 1.5 mile north of Mount Eisen, and 1.7 mile south of Eagle Scout Peak.
3.5 miNW
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Mount Eisen, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
89 min walk • Mount Eisen is a 12,185-foot-elevation double summit mountain located on the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, 1.6 mile south of Lippincott Mountain. Mount Eisen ranks as the 380th highest summit in California.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sawtooth Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
26 min walk • Sawtooth Peak is a jagged mountain rising to a height of 12,343 feet. It is a landmark of the Mineral King region of the Sierra Nevada, in Sequoia National Park. In the past, it was known as Miner's Peak. It contains a supply of gold and mercury.
5.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Kaweah, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
152 min walk • Mount Kaweah is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park and forms part of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide which extends south from Triple Divide Peak.
4.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Eagle Lake, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
117 min walk • Eagle Lake is an alpine lake in the Southern Sierra Nevada near Mineral King in Sequoia National Park. The lake can be reached by a three-and-a-half mile hike from Mineral King Valley and lies at 10,000 feet above sea level.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Florence Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
87 min walk • Florence Peak is a mountain located on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It is located about 6 miles southeast of the community of Silver City and 4.5 miles from the roads end at Mineral King.
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Great Western Divide, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
152 min walk • The Great Western Divide is a Sierra Nevada mountain range that forms part of the border between the Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. Some of the summits of the Great Western Divide reach well over 13,000 feet. The High Sierra Trail crosses the range at Kaweah Gap from Sequoia National Park.
4.2 miNW
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Sequoia National Park, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
108 min walk • Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, to protect 404,064 acres of forested mountainous terrain.