Mount Fiske

Mount Fiske
Northwest aspect, from Sapphire Lake
Highest point
Elevation13,503 ft (4,116 m)[1]
Prominence823 ft (251 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Darwin (13,837 ft)[2]
Isolation2.12 mi (3.41 km)[2]
ListingSierra Peaks Section
Coordinates37°08′12″N 118°40′04″W / 37.1365692°N 118.6678353°W / 37.1365692; -118.6678353[3]
Naming
EtymologyJohn Fiske
Geography
Mount Fiske is located in California
Mount Fiske
Mount Fiske
Location in California
Mount Fiske is located in the United States
Mount Fiske
Mount Fiske
Mount Fiske (the United States)
LocationKings Canyon National Park
Fresno County
California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Darwin
Geology
Type of rockgranite
Climbing
First ascent1922
Easiest routeclass 2[2] Southeast Ridge

Mount Fiske is a 13,503-foot-elevation (4,116 meter) mountain summit located near the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 23 miles (37 km) west of the community of Big Pine, 0.83 miles (1.34 km) east of Mount Huxley, and two miles south of Mount Darwin, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Fiske ranks as the 60th highest summit in California.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Fiske, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fiske, Mount - 13,503' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Fiske". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-11.