Muir Pass
Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for John Muir. The pass is near the midway point of the John Muir Trail and around mile 841 of the Pacific Crest Trail.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include John Muir Memorial Shelter and Mount Solomons.
Mount Solomons
Peak
Photo: Claisam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Solomons is a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. It rises to 13,040 feet directly above Muir Pass. Mount Solomons was named after Theodore Solomons, an explorer of the Sierra Nevada mountains, who mapped and established what is now the northern half of John Muir Trail.
Mount Warlow
Peak
Mount Warlow is a 13,206-foot-elevation mountain summit located 1.5 miles west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.
Muir Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 11,975 feet
- Description: mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, California
- Categories: mountain pass, key col, and landform
- Location: Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.112° or 37° 6′ 43″ northLongitude
-118.67051° or 118° 40′ 14″ westElevation
11,975 feet (3,650 metres)Open location code
8593486H+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 965872770OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Muir Pass” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Darwin Bench and Pig Chute.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nietzsche Col and Helen Lake.
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