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Kettle Peak

California

About

Kettle Peak is a summit of about 11,006 feet in Mono County, California, inside the Hoover Wilderness. The peak lies within the Bridgeport Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Twin Lakes, about 5.5 miles away. The Ice Lake Route starts about half a mile away, and the Incredible Hulk climbing area is about 0.7 miles off. Peeler Lake and Mule Pass are both within about 1.5 miles. For an overnight base, Lower Twin Lake Campground sits about 6.6 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

11,006 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Kettle Peak

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

Nearest town
Twin Lakes, California · 5.5 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 Bridgeport Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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