Mount Powell (California)
| Mount Powell | |
|---|---|
From southwest near Muir Pass. Points John & Wesley centered | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,364 ft (4,073 m) |
| Prominence | 324 ft (99 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Thompson (13,494 ft) |
| Isolation | 1.13 mi (1.82 km) |
| Listing | Western States Climbers |
| Coordinates | 37°08′19″N 118°38′02″W / 37.1386737°N 118.6340226°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | John Wesley Powell |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County / Inyo County California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | granitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1925 |
| Easiest route | class 3 scrambling |
Mount Powell is a 13,364-foot-elevation (4,073-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, United States. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is also 19 miles (31 km) west of the community of Big Pine, and 1.17 miles (1.88 km) west of Mount Thompson, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Powell ranks as the 81st highest peak in California, and the 10th highest of the Evolution Region of the Sierra Nevada. The west summit is unofficially known as "Point John." Two other peaks on the mountain are informally called "Point Wesley" (13,356 ft) in the middle, and "Point Powell" (13,360+ ft) one-half mile to the east.