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Mountain · United States · Sierra Nevada

Mount Muir

Elevation
4,262 m
#976
in the world
#80
in United States
101 m
prominence

Mount Muir is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,262 m, the 80th highest in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Elevation
4,262 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
101 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#976
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Muir

Mount Muir lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
4,262 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
101 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
36.565, -118.291
First ascent
1919

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#80of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#4of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#976of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Whitney4,412 m1.5 km
Mount McAdie4,090 m2.0 km
Mount Hitchcock3,971 m2.2 km
Thor Peak3,727 m2.6 km
Mount Irvine4,197 m2.7 km
Mount Newcomb4,090 m2.8 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Muir.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
PortervilleUnited States56,05886 km
VisaliaUnited States130,10493 km
DinubaUnited States23,70298 km
TulareUnited States62,315103 km
ReedleyUnited States25,569104 km

About this mountain

The 80th highest peak in the United States, Mount Muir stands 4,262 m in the Sierra Nevada. It rises 101 m above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. Mount Whitney, at 4,412 m, lies 1.5 km away; Mount McAdie (4,090 m) and Mount Hitchcock (3,971 m) stand 2 km and 2.2 km distant. The first recorded ascent was in 1919.

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 Muir?
Mount Muir rises to 4,262 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Muir?
Mount Muir is in United States, in California.
Where does Mount Muir rank?
It is the 80th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #976 worldwide.
When was Mount Muir first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1919.
What is the nearest city to Mount Muir?
Porterville, United States, about 86 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.