John Muir Wilderness

The John Muir Wilderness is a wilderness area that extends along the crest of the Sierra Nevada of California for 90 miles (140 km), in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. The wilderness lies along the eastern escarpment of the Sierra from near Mammoth Lakes and Devils Postpile National Monument in the north, to Cottonwood Pass near Mount Whitney in the south.

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1. 01Mount Whitney10,079 ft prominence · 14,498 ft · Summit
2. 02North Palisade2,894 ft prominence · 14,242 ft · Summit
3. 03Mount Morgan2,628 ft prominence · 13,734 ft · Summit
4. 04Mount Gabb2,581 ft prominence · 13,675 ft · Summit
5. 05Mount Humphreys2,562 ft prominence · 13,986 ft · Summit
6. 06Mount Tom1,972 ft prominence · 13,652 ft · Summit
7. 07Mount Keith1,903 ft prominence · 13,976 ft · Summit
8. 08Mount Darwin1,873 ft prominence · 13,832 ft · Summit
9. 09Red Slate Mountain1,683 ft prominence · 13,123 ft · Summit
10. 10Mount Williamson1,644 ft prominence · 14,373 ft · Summit
11. 11Black Mountain1,578 ft prominence · 13,291 ft · Summit
12. 12Spanish Mountain1,552 ft prominence · 10,056 ft · Summit
13. 13Split Mountain1,526 ft prominence · 14,058 ft · Summit
14. 14Mount Hooper1,519 ft prominence · 12,356 ft · Summit
15. 15Mount Morgan1,472 ft prominence · 12,999 ft · Summit
16. 16Bear Creek Spire1,440 ft prominence · 13,720 ft · Summit
17. 17Bloody Mountain1,234 ft prominence · 12,549 ft · Summit
18. 18Silver Peak1,198 ft prominence · 11,877 ft · Summit
19. 19University Peak1,188 ft prominence · 13,589 ft · Summit
20. 20Mount Langley1,165 ft prominence · 14,026 ft · Summit
21. 21Seven Gables1,122 ft prominence · 13,081 ft · Summit
22. 22Mount Tyndall1,093 ft prominence · 14,019 ft · Summit
23. 23Middle Palisade1,086 ft prominence · 14,012 ft · Summit
24. 24Mount Thompson1,053 ft prominence · 13,494 ft · Summit

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• Mountaineer's RouteEasy · 4.8 mi full route · 78 ft gain · Est. 2–2.75 hr
• Mount Whitney via Mount Whitney TrailStrenuous · 21.2 mi round trip · 9,945 ft gain · Est. 12.5–17.75 hr
• Pacific Crest TrailLong-distance trail · 2655.8 mi one way

  This trail crosses the area. These facts cover the whole trail; an in-area segment is not available.