Mount Wynne | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,179 ft (4,017 m)[1] |
Prominence | 318 ft (97 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Pinchot[2] |
Isolation | 0.66 mi (1.06 km)[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
Coordinates | 36°56′17″N 118°24′11″W / 36.9380113°N 118.4029183°W[3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Sedman W. Wynne |
Geography | |
Location | Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada[1] |
Topo map | USGS Mount Pinchot |
Geology | |
Type of rock | metamorphic |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1935 |
Easiest route | class 2[1] |
Mount Wynne is a 13,179-foot-elevation (4,017-meter) mountain summit located one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in eastern Kings Canyon National Park, 31 miles (50 km) northwest of the town of Lone Pine, 0.4 miles immediately east of Pinchot Pass, and 0.66 miles (1.06 km) south of Mount Pinchot, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mt. Wynne ranks as the 116th highest summit in California.[2] Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 meters) above the surrounding terrain in approximately one mile. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1935 by a Sierra Club party.[4]