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Milestone Mountain

Elevation
3,905 m
#1,593
in the world
#481
in United States
711 m
prominence

Milestone Mountain is a mountain in United States, rising to 3,905 m, the 481st highest we list in United States, part of the Great Western Divide.

Range
#7 in the range
Nearest town
79 km away
First ascent
14 July 1912
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Milestone Mountain

Milestone Mountain lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
3,905 m (12,812 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
711 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
36.633, -118.484

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#481of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Great Western Divide
#7of 15
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,593of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Midway Mountain4,163 m1.2 km
Table Mountain4,119 m3.2 km
Thunder Mountain4,122 m4.1 km
Kern Point3,891 m5.4 km
Triple Divide Peak3,839 m6.1 km
Picket Guard Peak3,744 m6.3 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Milestone Mountain.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
PortervilleUnited States56,05879 km
VisaliaUnited States130,10480 km
DinubaUnited States23,70281 km
ReedleyUnited States25,56986 km
TulareUnited States62,31591 km

About this mountain

Ranked 1,593rd by elevation among peaks in this dataset, Milestone Mountain rises to 3,905 m in the Great Western Divide of California. Its topographic prominence of 711 m indicates substantial height above the saddle connecting it to higher ground. Midway Mountain stands 1.2 km away at 4,163 m, while Table Mountain and Thunder Mountain lie 3.2 km and 4.1 km distant at 4,119 m and 4,122 m respectively. The first recorded ascent was in 1912.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
4North Peak5,920 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m
11Mount Vancouver4,812 m
12Mount Churchill4,726 m
13Mount Fairweather4,620 m

Common questions

How tall is Milestone Mountain?
Milestone Mountain rises to 3,905 m (12,812 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Milestone Mountain?
Milestone Mountain is in United States, in California.
Where does Milestone Mountain rank?
It is the 481st highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #1,593 worldwide.
When was Milestone Mountain first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1912.
What is the nearest city to Milestone Mountain?
Porterville, United States, about 79 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.