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Mountain · United States

The Citadel

Elevation
3,578 m
#2,215
in the world
#772
in United States

The Citadel is a mountain in United States, rising to 3,578 m, the 772nd highest in United States.

Elevation
3,578 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
World rank
#2,215
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

The Citadel

The Citadel lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
3,578 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
37.066, -118.611
First ascent
1951

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#772of 3,727
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#2,215of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Wheel Mountain3,883 m2.7 km
Mount McDuffie4,047 m3.0 km
Devils Crags3,783 m3.1 km
Langille Peak3,661 m3.9 km
Giraud Peak3,845 m4.3 km
Black Giant4,063 m5.2 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to The Citadel.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
DinubaUnited States23,70290 km
ReedleyUnited States25,56991 km
SangerUnited States24,95093 km
ParlierUnited States15,13896 km
ClovisUnited States104,180101 km

About this mountain

At 3,578 m, the Citadel stands lower than all four of its nearest neighbours in the dataset. Wheel Mountain reaches 3,883 m at 2.7 km away, while Mount McDuffie, 3 km distant, rises to 4,047 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1951.

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 The Citadel?
The Citadel rises to 3,578 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is The Citadel?
The Citadel is in United States, in California.
Where does The Citadel rank?
It is the 772nd highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #2,215 worldwide.
When was The Citadel first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1951.
What is the nearest city to The Citadel?
Dinuba, 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.