Kettle Peak

Kettle Peak
Southwest aspect, from Snow Lake
Highest point
Elevation	11,010 ft (3,356 m)[1]
Prominence	720 ft (219 m)[2]
Parent peak	Slide Mountain (11,084 ft)[3]
Isolation	1.31 mi (2.11 km)[3]
Listing	Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[4]
Coordinates	38°07′23″N 119°25′43″W / 38.1229446°N 119.4285902°W / 38.1229446; -119.4285902[5]
Geography
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Location	Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Matterhorn Peak
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Fault block
Type of rock	Granodiorite[6]
Climbing
First ascent	1948
Easiest route	class 2 via Ice Lake Pass[1]

Kettle Peak is a mountain with a summit elevation of 11,010 feet (3,356 m) located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.^[5] The summit is set in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, and is less than one-half mile outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park. The peak is situated approximately three miles southwest of Twin Lakes, three miles south of Victoria Peak, 2.9 miles northeast of Crown Point, and 3.1 miles northwest of Matterhorn Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises over 2,600 feet (790 meters) above Robinson Creek in one mile.