Mount Crocker
| Mount Crocker | |
|---|---|
North aspect, summit to right | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,458 ft (3,797 m) |
| Prominence | 858 ft (262 m) |
| Parent peak | Red and White Mountain |
| Isolation | 1.77 mi (2.85 km) |
| Listing | Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List |
| Coordinates | 37°28′59″N 118°49′31″W / 37.4829291°N 118.8253923°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Charles Crocker |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno / Mono |
| Protected area | John Muir Wilderness |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Granodiorite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1929 |
| Easiest route | class 3 |
Mount Crocker is a remote 12,458-foot-elevation (3,797-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness, on the boundary shared by Sierra National Forest with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Mono County. Crocker ranks as the 291st-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 2,500 feet (760 meters) above McGee Creek in approximately one mile. It is nine miles northeast of Lake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of the community of Mammoth Lakes.