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Mount Williamson

Elevation
4,384 m
#861
in the world
#23
in United States

Mount Williamson is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,384 m, the 23rd highest in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Elevation
4,384 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
World rank
#861
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Williamson

Mount Williamson lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
4,384 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
36.656, -118.311
First ascent
1884

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#23of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#2of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#861of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Versteeg4,107 m1.6 km
Mount Tyndall4,259 m2.3 km
Mount Barnard4,234 m3.2 km
Mount Keith4,249 m5.7 km
Junction Peak4,224 m6.2 km
Tunnabora Peak4,120 m6.3 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Williamson.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
PortervilleUnited States56,05891 km
VisaliaUnited States130,10495 km
DinubaUnited States23,70297 km
ReedleyUnited States25,569102 km
TulareUnited States62,315105 km

About this mountain

Porterville is 91.2 km from this 4,384 m peak in the Sierra Nevada. Mount Williamson ranks 23rd among peaks in the United States and 861st globally in this dataset. The first recorded ascent was in 1884. Mount Tyndall stands 4,259 m at 2.3 km away, and Mount Barnard reaches 4,234 m at 3.2 km distant.

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 Williamson?
Mount Williamson rises to 4,384 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Williamson?
Mount Williamson is in United States, in California.
Where does Mount Williamson rank?
It is the 23rd highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #861 worldwide.
When was Mount Williamson first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1884.
What is the nearest city to Mount Williamson?
Porterville, United States, about 91 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.