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Mount Cotter

Elevation
3,869 m
#1,658
in the world
#517
in United States
542 m
prominence

Mount Cotter is a mountain in United States, rising to 3,869 m, the 517th highest in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Elevation
3,869 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
542 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#1,658
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Cotter

Mount Cotter lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
3,869 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
542 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
36.819, -118.442
First ascent
1922

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#517of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#77of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,658of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Clarence King3,903 m1.7 km
Mount Gardiner3,933 m2.1 km
Fin Dome3,517 m2.7 km
Diamond Peak3,924 m4.6 km
Painted Lady3,686 m4.8 km
Charlotte Dome3,200 m5.3 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Cotter.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
DinubaUnited States23,70290 km
ReedleyUnited States25,56993 km
VisaliaUnited States130,10494 km
PortervilleUnited States56,05898 km
ParlierUnited States15,138100 km

About this mountain

Within the Sierra Nevada, Mount Cotter rises to 3,869 m, standing between higher neighbours: Mount Gardiner at 2.1 km away reaches 3,933 m, while Mount Clarence King at 1.7 km stands at 3,903 m. The mountain has a topographic prominence of 542 m. The first recorded ascent occurred in 1922.

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

#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
2Churchill Peaks6,186 m
3South Peak6,186 m
4North Peak5,920 m
5Archdeacons Tower5,859 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m

Common questions

How tall is Mount Cotter?
Mount Cotter rises to 3,869 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Cotter?
Mount Cotter is in United States, in California.
Where does Mount Cotter rank?
It is the 517th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #1,658 worldwide.
When was Mount Cotter first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1922.
What is the nearest city to Mount Cotter?
Dinuba, United States, about 90 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.