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Mount Mills

California

About

Mount Mills is a summit of about 13,431 feet in Inyo County, California, inside the John Muir Wilderness. The peak lies within the High Sierra Ranger District of Sierra National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Swall Meadows, about 11 miles away. Ruby Peak, a climbing area, sits about a mile away, and Little Lakes Valley & Mono Recesses is about 1.6 miles off. For camping, Mosquito Flat Backpacker Campground is about 3.7 miles away, and Rock Creek Lake Campground is about 4.8 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,431 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

Mount Mills

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
Swall Meadows, California · 11 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 Sierra National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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