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Mount Hilgard

Elevation
4,079 m
#1,270
in the world
#276
in United States

Mount Hilgard is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,079 m, the 276th highest we list in United States.

Nearest town
97 km away
First ascent
1 July 1905
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Mount Hilgard

Mount Hilgard lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
4,079 m (13,383 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
37.360, -118.827

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#276of 3,727
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,270of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mount Gabb4,168 m2.8 km
Recess Peak3,885 m3.5 km
Mount Julius Caesar4,022 m4.0 km
Mount Abbot4,176 m4.7 km
Mount Dade4,115 m4.9 km
Mount Mills4,035 m4.9 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Hilgard.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SangerUnited States24,95097 km
ClovisUnited States104,18098 km
ReedleyUnited States25,569102 km
DinubaUnited States23,702104 km
ParlierUnited States15,138104 km

About this mountain

At 4,079 m, Mount Hilgard ranks 276th among listed peaks in the United States. The first recorded ascent was in 1905. Mount Gabb, 2.8 km away, rises to 4,168 m, while Mount Abbot stands 4,176 m at 4.7 km distance. Recess Peak reaches 3,885 m 3.5 km away, and Mount Julius Caesar rises to 4,022 m 4 km away.

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 Mount Hilgard?
Mount Hilgard rises to 4,079 m (13,383 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Hilgard?
Mount Hilgard is in United States, in California.
Where does Mount Hilgard rank?
It is the 276th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #1,270 worldwide.
When was Mount Hilgard first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1905.
What is the nearest city to Mount Hilgard?
Sanger, United States, about 97 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.