Mount Thompson (California)

Mount Thompson
North aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation	13,494 ft (4,113 m)[1]
Prominence	1,054 ft (321 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Fiske (13,503 ft)[2]
Isolation	3.02 mi (4.86 km)[2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	37°08′34″N 118°36′49″W / 37.1428824°N 118.6136118°W / 37.1428824; -118.6136118[3]
Naming
Etymology	Almon Harris Thompson
Geography
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Location	Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County / Inyo County California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada[1]
Topo map	USGS Mount Thompson
Geology
Rock type	granite
Climbing
First ascent	1909
Easiest route	class 2[2]

Mount Thompson is a 13,494-foot-elevation (4,113 meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, United States.^[3] It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is also 18 miles (29 km) west of the community of Big Pine, one mile northwest of Mount Gilbert, and three miles east of Mount Fiske, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Thompson ranks as the 62nd-highest summit in California.^[2] This mountain's name commemorates Almon Harris Thompson (1839–1906).^[4] The first ascent of the peak was made by Clarence H. Rhudy and H. F. Katzenbach in the summer of 1909.^[5]