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Mount Tyndall

Elevation
4,259 m
#982
in the world
#83
in United States
1,092 m
prominence

Mount Tyndall is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,259 m, the 83rd highest in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Elevation
4,259 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,092 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#982
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Tyndall

Mount Tyndall lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
4,259 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,092 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
36.655, -118.337
First ascent
1864

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#83of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#6of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#982of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Versteeg4,107 m1.3 km
Mount Williamson4,384 m2.3 km
Mount Barnard4,234 m3.3 km
Junction Peak4,224 m4.6 km
Mount Keith4,249 m5.0 km
Caltech Peak4,207 m6.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Tyndall.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
PortervilleUnited States56,05890 km
VisaliaUnited States130,10493 km
DinubaUnited States23,70295 km
ReedleyUnited States25,569100 km
TulareUnited States62,315103 km

About this mountain

At 4,259 m, this peak stands higher than Mount Versteeg (4,107 m) at 1.3 km away and Mount Barnard (4,234 m) at 3.3 km away, but falls short of Mount Williamson at 2.3 km distant, which reaches 4,384 m. Ranked #83 among United States peaks in the dataset, Mount Tyndall rises in the Sierra Nevada with a topographic prominence of 1,092 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1864.

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 Tyndall?
Mount Tyndall rises to 4,259 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Tyndall?
Mount Tyndall is in United States, in California.
Where does Mount Tyndall rank?
It is the 83rd highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #982 worldwide.
When was Mount Tyndall first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1864.
What is the nearest city to Mount Tyndall?
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.