Mount Wallace (Fresno and Inyo counties, California)
| Mount Wallace | |
|---|---|
Northwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,377 ft (4,077 m) |
| Prominence | 337 ft (103 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Haeckel (13,418 ft) |
| Isolation | 0.39 mi (0.63 km) |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 37°08′49″N 118°39′24″W / 37.1468068°N 118.6567979°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| 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 | July 16, 1895 |
| Easiest route | class 3 |
Mount Wallace is a 13,377-foot-elevation (4,077-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern 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 21 miles (34 km) west of the community of Big Pine, 1.38 miles (2.22 km) northwest of Mount Powell, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of Picture Peak, and 0.37 miles (0.60 km) southeast of Mount Haeckel, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Wallace ranks as the 79th-highest summit in California, and the ninth-highest in the Evolution Region.