State Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,620 ft (3,850 m)[1] |
Prominence | 620 ft (190 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Marion Peak (12,719 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 2.14 mi (3.44 km)[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
Coordinates | 36°55′55″N 118°32′44″W / 36.9319791°N 118.5454291°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Marion Peak |
Geology | |
Type of rock | granitic |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1935 |
Easiest route | class 2[2] |
State Peak is a remote 12,620-foot-elevation (3,850-meter) mountain summit located in Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated on Cirque Crest which is west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 3.03 miles (4.88 km) west of Arrow Peak, and 2.13 miles (3.43 km) southwest of Marion Peak, the nearest higher neighbor.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2,100 feet (640 meters) above State Lakes in 1.5 mile, and the southeast aspect rises 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above South Fork Kings River in 1.5 mile.