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Mount Le Conte

California

About

Mount Le Conte is a summit of about 13,930 feet in Tulare County, California, inside the John Muir Wilderness. The peak lies within the Mt. Whitney Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Lone Pine, about 10 miles away. Lone Pine Peak and the Whitney & Surrounding Peaks climbing areas are both about 2 miles away. Mount Whitney and the North Fork Lone Pine Creek hike are each about 3 miles off.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,930 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Mount Le Conte

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 · 9.8 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 Inyo National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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

    Mount Le Conte — Summit in California | Roamze