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Mount Stanford

Elevation
4,253 m
#987
in the world
#85
in United States
981 m
prominence

Mount Stanford is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,253 m, the 85th highest in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Elevation
4,253 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
981 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#987
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Stanford

Mount Stanford lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
4,253 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
981 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
36.704, -118.396
First ascent
1896

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#85of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#7of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#987of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Deerhorn Mountain4,004 m1.6 km
Caltech Peak4,207 m1.7 km
Mount Ericsson4,138 m1.8 km
Junction Peak4,224 m3.1 km
Center Peak3,860 m3.6 km
Mount Genevra3,983 m4.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Stanford.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
PortervilleUnited States56,05890 km
VisaliaUnited States130,10490 km
DinubaUnited States23,70290 km
ReedleyUnited States25,56995 km
TulareUnited States62,315102 km

About this mountain

At 4,253 m, Mount Stanford stands 981 m above the lowest saddle to higher ground. The peak ranks 85th among summits in the United States and lies in the Sierra Nevada. Nearby summits include Junction Peak at 4,224 m, 3.1 km away, and Caltech Peak at 4,207 m, 1.7 km away. The first recorded ascent was in 1896.

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 Stanford?
Mount Stanford rises to 4,253 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Stanford?
Mount Stanford is in United States, in California.
Where does Mount Stanford rank?
It is the 85th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #987 worldwide.
When was Mount Stanford first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1896.
What is the nearest city to Mount Stanford?
Porterville, 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.