Vandever Mountain, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Vandever Mountain is an 11,947-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated on the shared boundary of Sequoia National Park with Sequoia National Forest, four miles south of Mineral King, and 1.78 mile west of Florence Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Vandever Mountain ranks as the 439th highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 2,000 feet above White Chief Canyon in one mile. The summit can be reached via class 2 hiking from Farewell Gap or White Chief Canyon. ()