Basin Mountain
About
Basin Mountain is a summit of about 13,176 feet in Inyo County, California, inside the John Muir Wilderness. The peak lies within the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Round Valley, about 9.5 miles away. The closest neighbors are the Heaven climbing area, about 0.9 miles away, and the Mountain Light Wall climbing area, about 1.3 miles away. The Longley Reservoir Trail and the Horton Lakes hike both lie within about 2 miles.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
13,176 ft
Land manager
Forest Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Basin Mountain
California
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- John Muir Wilderness · Wilderness
- White Mountain Ranger District · Ranger district
- Inyo National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Round Valley, California · 9.5 mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for White Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Area Closure
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- HeavenRock climbing0.9 mi
- Mountain Light WallRock climbing1.3 mi
- Longley Reservoir TrailHiking2.1 mi
Horton LakesHikingPhoto: mjhbower, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)2.2 mi- Big Trees CampgroundCamping5 mi
- Bishop Park CamgproundCamping5 mi
- Piute CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
- Middle Fork Bishop CreekCanoeing6.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Is Basin Mountain open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
