San Joaquin Mountain is a mountain along the Sierra Crest, near June Lake, California. It is the twenty-sixth highest peak in California, and is the highest peak along the Sierra Crest for 25 miles (40 km).[3] The mountain is formed of quartz latite that erupted during the Pliocene.[4]
San Joaquin Mountain | |
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![]() San Joaquin Mountain, middle background, as seen from the north | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,606 ft (3,538 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,674 ft (510 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 37°43′08.4″N 119°06′21.9″W[1] |
The mountain can be climbed as a dayhike from Minaret Summit.[3]
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