| Muriel Peak | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,937 ft (3,943 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 377 ft (115 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Goethe (13,270 ft)[4] |
| Isolation | 0.96 mi (1.54 km)[4] |
| Coordinates | 37°13′02″N 118°41′35″W / 37.2172059°N 118.6930998°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Muriel Peak Location in California  Muriel Peak Muriel Peak (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno |
| Protected area | John Muir Wilderness |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Granodiorite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1933 |
| Easiest route | class 2[4] Southwest ridge[6] |
Muriel Peak is a 12,937-foot-elevation (3,943 meter) double summit mountain located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County, California, United States.[6] The true summit is set within the John Muir Wilderness on land managed by Sierra National Forest, whereas the slightly lower south summit is on the boundary shared with Kings Canyon National Park. It is situated one mile northeast of Mount Goethe and one mile south of Muriel Lake. Muriel Peak is the 167th-highest peak in California,[4] and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,600 feet (490 meters) above Muriel Lake.
- ^ USGS Topographic Map - Mount Darwin
- ^ Peter Browning (1986), Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899970479, p. 156
- ^ a b "Muriel Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ a b c d "Muriel Peak - 12,937' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Muriel Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ a b R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 311