Mount McGee, John Muir Wilderness

Name: Mount McGee
Address: John Muir Wilderness, United States

#7 among attractions in John Muir Wilderness

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Mount McGee is a 12,944-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 Kings Canyon National Park, 0.6 miles southeast of Peter Peak, 2 miles southwest of The Hermit, and 2.6 miles north-northwest of Mount Goddard, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 3,100 feet above Goddard Canyon in two miles. This geographical feature was named for William John McGee, well-known American geologist and anthroplogist. This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1923 by Roger N. Burnham, Robert E. Brownlee, Ralph H. Brandt, and Leonard Keeler. ()

Coordinates: 37°8'20"N, 118°44'17"W

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John Muir Wilderness United States

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Mount McGee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Hermit, Black Giant, Mount Fiske, Mount Warlow.

2 miNE
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The Hermit, John Muir Wilderness
51 min walk • The Hermit is a 12,328-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 northern Kings Canyon National Park, 2.5 miles east of Emerald Peak, and 2.5 miles west of Mount Darwin.
5.5 miSE
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Black Giant
142 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.
3.9 miE
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Mount Fiske, John Muir Wilderness
99 min walk • Mount Fiske is a 13,503-foot-elevation mountain summit located near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 23 miles west of the community of Big Pine, 0.83...
3.6 miE
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Mount Warlow, John Muir Wilderness
91 min walk • Mount Warlow is a 13,206-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. It is situated on the Goddard Divide in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 1.2 miles north...
6.9 miSE
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Mount McDuffie
176 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.
0.6 miNW
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Peter Peak, John Muir Wilderness
16 min walk • Peter Peak is a 12,490-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 Kings Canyon National Park, 2 miles southwest of The Hermit, and 0.6 mile northwest of Mount McGee, the nearest higher neighbor.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Spencer, Kings Canyon National Park
85 min walk • Mount Spencer is a 12,431 feet peak in the Sierra Nevada, in Kings Canyon National Park and Fresno County, California.
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Darwin, John Muir Wilderness
106 min walk • Mount Darwin is a flat-topped mountain in the Sierra Nevada, on the border of between Fresno and Inyo counties in Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness of California.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Mendel, Kings Canyon National Park
103 min walk • Mount Mendel is a peak in Fresno County, California. It is in Kings Canyon National Park in the Evolution Region, of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent to Mount Darwin which is on the Sierra crest.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Solomons, Kings Canyon National Park
107 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 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dingleberry Lake, John Muir Wilderness
162 min walk • Dingleberry Lake is a natural lake in Inyo County, California, in the United States. The lake was so named on account of dingleberries hanging on the rear of sheep in the area. The Sabrina Lake Trail leads hikers to Dingleberry Lake. Dingleberry Lake is a popular camping site. The lake contains a population of brook trout.