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Mount Corcoran

California

About

Mount Corcoran is a summit of about 13,772 feet in Tulare County, California, inside Sequoia National Park and the John Muir Wilderness. The peak also falls within the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness and the Mt. Whitney Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, which the Forest Service manages. The nearest town is Lone Pine, about 10 miles away. Lone Pine Peak and the Whitney & Surrounding Peaks climbing areas are both within about 2.3 miles. Old Army Pass and Soldier Lake are hikes roughly 3 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,772 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Mount Corcoran

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
Lone Pine, California · 9.7 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

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

Conditions

Active alerts for Inyo National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.