Humphreys Basin

Humphreys Basin is a depression in Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 11,362 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Humphreys and Piute Pass.

Mount Humphreys

Peak

Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada on the Fresno-Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 13th highest peak in California, and the highest peak in the Bishop area. Mount Humphreys is situated 2 miles east of Humphreys Basin.

Piute Pass

Mountain saddle

Piute Pass is a 11,417 feet mountain pass along the crest of the Sierra Nevada, between Inyo and Fresno Counties in the John Muir Wilderness area of California. Piute Pass is situated 2 miles southeast of Humphreys Basin.

Humphreys Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 11,362 feet
Description: basin in the Sierra Nevada of California
Categories: basin and landform
Location: Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.26521° or 37° 15′ 55″ north

Longitude

-118.7065° or 118° 42′ 23″ west

Elevation

11,362 feet (3,463 metres)

Open location code

8593778V+39

GeoNames ID

5358613

Wikidata ID

Q49337050

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In Other Languages

“Humphreys Basin” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Humphreys Basin”

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