Mount Young (California)

Mount Young
Southeast aspect centered, at dawn
Highest point
Elevation	13,176 ft (4,016 m)[1]
Prominence	381 ft (116 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Hale (13,494 ft)[2]
Isolation	0.86 mi (1.38 km)[2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	36°34′52″N 118°19′39″W / 36.5810416°N 118.3276232°W / 36.5810416; -118.3276232[3]
Naming
Etymology	Charles Augustus Young
Geography
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Location	Sequoia National Park Tulare County California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Whitney
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Fault block
Rock type	granite
Climbing
First ascent	September 7, 1881[4]
Easiest route	class 2 South slope[5]

Mount Young is a 13,176-foot-elevation (4,016-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California.^[3] It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is two miles (3.2 km) west of Mount Whitney, one mile northwest of Guitar Lake, and one mile southwest of Mount Hale, the nearest higher neighbor. The John Muir Trail traverses below the south and west aspects of the mountain, providing access. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Whitney Creek in approximately one mile. Mt. Young ranks as the 117th highest summit in California.^[2]