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University Peak

California

About

University Peak is a summit of about 13,591 feet in Inyo County, California, inside Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness. The peak also falls within the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, the Mt. Whitney Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, and the park's boundaries. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Independence, about 10 miles away. Vidette Meadow and Center Basin are both about a mile away, and Matlock Lake is about 1.5 miles off. For an overnight base, Onion Valley campground sits about 2 miles from the peak.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

13,591 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

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

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Location

University 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
Independence, California · 10 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)