Caltech Peak
Caltech Peak is a 13,832-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California. It is situated one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, just one-half mile south of the Kings–Kern Divide, one mile south of line parent Mount Stanford, and 9.3 miles northwest of Mount Whitney.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forester Pass and Mount Stanford.
Forester Pass
Mountain saddle
Forester Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada. Located on the Kings-Kern Divide and on the boundary between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park, Forester Pass connects the drainages of Bubbs Creek and the Kern River.
Mount Stanford
Peak
Mount Stanford, at an elevation of 13,979 feet, is on the Kings-Kern Divide in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for Stanford University. It is the fifteenth tallest mountain in California and is located about 3.6 miles from University Peak which was named for the University of California.
Junction Peak
Peak
Photo: Ansel Adams, Public domain.
Junction Peak is a thirteener in the Sierra Nevada. Joseph Nisbet LeConte chose this name in 1896, noting that it marks the point where the Sierra Crest crosses the water divide of the Kern and Kings rivers.
Caltech Peak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 13,802 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.68882° or 36° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
-118.39065° or 118° 23′ 26″ westElevation
13,802 feet (4,207 metres)Open location code
8583MJQ5+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 358796033OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Caltech Peak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caltech Peak”
- Czech: “Caltech Peak”
- Dutch: “Caltech Peak”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Pothole and Mahogany Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Andy’s Foot Pass and Lake South America.
Tulare County: Must-Visit Destinations
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