Skip to content
World Measure
The almanac of the measured world240 countries · 31,365 cities · 14,627 peaks
Mountain · United States · Sierra Nevada

Mount Keith

Elevation
4,249 m
#990
in the world
#88
in United States
1,903 m
prominence

Mount Keith is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,249 m, the 88th highest in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Elevation
4,249 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,903 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
5.0 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#990
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Keith

Mount Keith lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
4,249 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,903 m
Isolation
5.0 km
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
36.700, -118.343
First ascent
1898

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#88of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#8of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#990of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Junction Peak4,224 m2.3 km
Center Peak3,860 m3.0 km
Mount Bradley4,018 m3.2 km
Caltech Peak4,207 m4.4 km
Mount Stanford4,253 m4.7 km
Mount Tyndall4,259 m5.0 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Keith.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
PortervilleUnited States56,05893 km
VisaliaUnited States130,10494 km
DinubaUnited States23,70295 km
ReedleyUnited States25,569100 km
TulareUnited States62,315105 km

About this mountain

The 88th-highest peak in the United States at 4,249 m, Mount Keith stands in the Sierra Nevada in California. Its topographic prominence of 1,903 m reflects its height above the lowest saddle to higher ground; the nearest higher summit lies 5 km away. Junction Peak, 2.3 km distant, reaches 4,224 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1898.

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 Keith?
Mount Keith rises to 4,249 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Keith?
Mount Keith is in United States, in California.
Where does Mount Keith rank?
It is the 88th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #990 worldwide.
When was Mount Keith first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1898.
What is the nearest city to Mount Keith?
Porterville, United States, about 93 km away.

Explore

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.