Mount McGee | |
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![]() Mt. McGee, north aspect | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,944 ft (3,945 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,264 ft (385 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Goddard (13,564 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 1.82 mi (2.93 km)[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
Coordinates | 37°08′20″N 118°44′17″W / 37.1388212°N 118.7381530°W[3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | William John McGee |
Geography | |
Location | Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
Geology | |
Type of rock | metamorphic |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 1923[4] |
Easiest route | class 2+[2] |
Mount McGee is a 12,944-foot-elevation (3,945-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of central California, United States.[3] It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) southeast of Peter Peak, 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of The Hermit, and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north-northwest of Mount Goddard, the nearest higher neighbor.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 3,100 feet (940 meters) above Goddard Canyon in two miles. This geographical feature was named for William John McGee (1853–1912), well-known American geologist and anthropologist.[5] This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1923 by Roger N. Burnham, Robert E. Brownlee, Ralph H. Brandt, and Leonard Keeler.[4]