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Record SL-818833 · Wikidata Q49053235

Mount Johnson

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Elevation
3,922 m
12,867 ft
Prominence
156 m
Isolation
1.4 km
Coordinates
37.1285° N, 118.5864° W
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Mount Johnson
Mount JohnsonWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Mount Johnson is a 12,871-foot-elevation (3,923-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, United States. It is situated on the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and John Muir Wilderness, and along the county line between Fresno County and Inyo County. It is also 18 miles (29 km) west of the community of Big Pine, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) southeast of Mount Gilbert, and one mile (1.6 km) west-northwest of Mount Goode. Mount Johnson ranks as the 187th-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises 3,670 feet (1,120 meters) above LeConte Canyon in 1.5 mile, and the north aspect rises 3,100 feet above South Lake in 2.5 miles.

First ascent

Date
1939
Norman Clyde
Source · wikipedia

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Gilbert 3,990 m NW 310° 1.4 km
Mount Goode 3,981 m E 110° 1.7 km
Hurd Peak 3,730 m NE 53° 2.3 km
Mount Thompson 4,115 m NW 304° 2.9 km
Point Powell 4,072 m W 291° 3.7 km
Langille Peak 3,661 m SW 215° 3.7 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
Southeast Slope Mt. Johnson 1- 53 m
Traverse from Trapezoid Peak Mt. Johnson 1 53 m
Northwest Ridge Mt. Johnson 1- 53 m
Don't Be a Square Trapezoid Peak 6a 1.0 km
North Slab Trapezoid Peak 4a 1.0 km
North Ridge Trapezoid Peak 1 1.0 km
Man on the Flying Trapezoid Trapezoid Peak 7a+ 1.0 km
It's a Trap!...ezoid Trapezoid Peak 6b 1.0 km
McGillicuddy Mt. Gilbert 6a 1.4 km
North Couloir (Engram Couloir) Mt. Gilbert 4c 1.4 km
South East Slope Mt. Gilbert 1- 1.4 km
North Buttress Mt. Goode 5c 1.7 km
Sky Pilot Mt. Goode 6c+ 1.7 km
North Buttress Variation. Mt. Goode 7a 1.7 km
West Ridge of Mt Goode Mt. Goode 4a 1.7 km
No Goode Mt. Goode 4a 1.7 km
Goode Adventure Mt. Goode 6c+ 1.7 km
South East Slope Mt. Goode 1- 1.7 km
Jonny B. Goode Mt. Goode 6a+ 1.7 km
Goode Earth Mt. Goode 6a+ 1.7 km
Northeast Ridge, Traverse from Hurd Peak Peak 12,192 1+ 1.8 km
Northwest Ridge Peak 12,192 1- 1.8 km
North Ridge Hurd Peak 5a 2.3 km
South Lake Peaks Traverse Hurd Peak 1+ 2.3 km
Northeast Arete Hurd Peak 4b 2.3 km