Caltech Peak

Mountain · 1 route

Caltech Peak

13,795 ft · California

Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Summit
13,795 ft
Routes
1 way up
Managed by
National Park Service

Route up Caltech Peak

  1. Caltech PeakExpertFrom Shepherd Pass Trailhead · about 11,612 ft of climbing39.1 mi round tripSee the route
Map of the route up Caltech Peak, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Caltech Peak · starts at Shepherd Pass TrailheadMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Caltech Peak

Caltech Peak is a summit in Tulare County, California, at about 13,795 feet. It sits in Sequoia National Park and the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness.

Forecast on Caltech Peak

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and shepherd pass trailhead for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Caltech Peak

How tall is Caltech Peak?

13,795 ft (4,205 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Caltech Peak?

One: Caltech Peak.

Where do the routes up Caltech Peak start?

Caltech Peak starts at Shepherd Pass Trailhead.

Mountains nearby

More mountains in California

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Independence, California · 14 mi
Managed by
National Park Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

Is Caltech Peak open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Sequoia National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Sequoia National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.