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Mount Sill

California

About

Mount Sill is a summit of about 14,140 feet in Inyo County, California, inside Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness. The land is managed by the National Park Service, and the nearest town is Big Pine, about 12 miles away. The peak also falls within the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness and the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest. The Palisades & Surrounding Peaks climbing area lies about half a mile away, and Thunderbolt Peak is under a mile off. For hiking, the Palisade Glacier Trail is about 2 miles away, and Big Pine Creek Campground offers camping about 4.4 miles from the summit.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

14,140 ft

Land manager

National Park Service

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

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Location

Mount Sill

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
Big Pine, California · 12 mi
Managed by
National Park 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 White Mountain Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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