Junction Peak

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title: "Junction Peak" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-kings-canyon-national-park", "mountains-of-sequoia-national-park", "mountains-of-the-john-muir-wilderness", "mountains-of-tulare-county,-california", "mountains-of-inyo-county,-california", "mountains-of-northern-california"] description: "Mountain in California, United States" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-kings-canyon-national-park" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junction_Peak" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in California, United States ::

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Field	Value
name	Junction Peak
photo	Kings Canyon-Junction Peak Aah11.jpg
photo_caption	"Junction Peak" by Ansel Adams, circa 1930s.
elevation_ft	13894
elevation_ref
prominence_ft	765
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parent_peak	Mount Stanford
map	USA California#USA
map_caption	none
map_size	200
label_position	left
listing	{{unbulleted list
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location	{{unbulleted list
range	Sierra Nevada
coordinates
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topo	USGS Mount Williamson
first_ascent	August 8, 1899 by Edwin Bingham Copeland, and
easiest_route	South Face, South Ridge or West Ridge (all scrambles)
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| name = Junction Peak | photo = Kings Canyon-Junction Peak Aah11.jpg | photo_caption = "Junction Peak" by Ansel Adams, circa 1930s. | elevation_ft = 13894 | elevation_ref = | prominence_ft = 765 | prominence_ref = | parent_peak = Mount Stanford | map = USA California#USA | map_caption = none | map_size = 200 | label_position = left | listing = {{unbulleted list | SPS Mountaineers peak | Western States Climbers Star peak }} | location = {{unbulleted list | Kings Canyon National Park | Sequoia National Park | John Muir Wilderness | }} | range = Sierra Nevada | coordinates = | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = USGS Mount Williamson | first_ascent = August 8, 1899 by Edwin Bingham Copeland, and | easiest_route = South Face, South Ridge or West Ridge (all scrambles)

Junction Peak is a thirteener in the Sierra Nevada. Joseph Nisbet LeConte chose this name in 1896, noting that it marks the point where the Sierra Crest crosses the water divide of the Kern and Kings rivers. Today it also is the boundary between Inyo and Tulare counties, and of Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park and the John Muir Wilderness.

Botanist Edwin Bingham Copeland and Chico Normal School colleagues and made the first recorded ascent of Junction Peak on August 8, 1899. They are credited with pioneering the South Ridge route from Diamond Mesa to the summit. Over the course of nearly a century, several more class 3 and 4 routes were established. The first winter climb was made by the West Ridge, culminating on March 21, 1973. The first technical climb recorded on Junction was the grade III 5.7 North Buttress route.

Gallery

File:Junction Peak.jpg|North aspect File:Junction Peak from Tyndall.jpg|Southeast aspect, from Mt. Tyndall File:West face Junction Peak.jpg|West face of Junction Peak

References

References

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8. (1899-08-30). "Dr. Jordan's Trip". Visalia Morning Delta.

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