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Milestone Mountain

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national parks. It is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of
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The summit marks a point on the boundary between 286: 268: 263: 250: 236: 218: 145: 106: 80: 68: 58: 43: 38: 21: 835:Giant Forest Village–Camp Kaweah Historic District 419:"Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List" 1102: 566: 8: 90: 16:Mountain in the American state of California 1109: 1095: 1087: 573: 559: 551: 195: 165: 18: 478:The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails 336:and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) northeast of 33:Milestone Mountain, July 1932 (East Side) 454:United States Department of the Interior 1543:Mountains of Kings Canyon National Park 471: 469: 349: 1553:Mountains of Tulare County, California 7: 830:Giant Forest Lodge Historic District 359: 357: 355: 353: 445:Geographic Names Information System 1548:Mountains of Sequoia National Park 14: 1361:Shorty Lovelace Historic District 99:Western States Climbers Star peak 1558:Mountains of Northern California 1516: 1507: 1506: 1070: 1061: 1060: 365:"Milestone Mountain, California" 194: 187: 164: 157: 27: 906:Generals' Highway Stone Bridges 865:Smithsonian Institution Shelter 450:United States Geological Survey 1422:Kings River slender salamander 511:Place Names of the High Sierra 1: 860:Redwood Meadow Ranger Station 840:Hockett Meadow Ranger Station 208:Show map of the United States 49:13,644 ft (4,159 m) 820:Cabin Creek Ranger Residence 389:"Sierra Peaks Section List" 1574: 1366:Wilsonia Historic District 1118:Kings Canyon National Park 956:Wuksachi Village and Lodge 815:Ash Mountain Entrance Sign 130:36.6346596°N 118.4853725°W 1502: 1275: 1056: 664: 480:(3rd ed.). Seattle: 150: 26: 135:36.6346596; -118.4853725 64:711 ft (217 m) 1417:Kern Plateau salamander 931:Kern Plateau salamander 1328:Redwood Mountain Grove 1282: 671: 178:Show map of California 1281: 1016:Nearby municipalities 670: 582:Sequoia National Park 1407:Great Western Divide 1308:Converse Basin Grove 911:Great Western Divide 855:Quinn Ranger Station 613:General Sherman Tree 540:"Milestone Mountain" 506:Farquhar, Francis P. 484:. pp. 119–120. 476:Secor, R.J. (2009). 440:"Milestone Mountain" 320:, a subrange of the 318:Great Western Divide 245:Great Western Divide 1351:Barton–Lackey Cabin 1318:General Grant Grove 126: /  1333:Robert E. Lee Tree 1313:General Grant Tree 1283: 782:Triple Divide Peak 747:Milestone Mountain 712:Kaweah Peaks Ridge 672: 338:Triple Divide Peak 310:Milestone Mountain 202:Milestone Mountain 172:Milestone Mountain 52: NAVD 88 39:Highest point 22:Milestone Mountain 1530: 1529: 1522:California Portal 1458:Stephen T. Mather 1375:Other attractions 1084: 1083: 1076:California Portal 1002:George W. Stewart 982:Stephen T. Mather 916:High Sierra Trail 901:Generals' Highway 879:Other attractions 850:Pear Lake Ski Hut 598:Atwell Mill Grove 514:. San Francisco: 396:Angeles Chapter, 307: 306: 282:and Robert Price. 274:July 14, 1912 by 95:Mountaineers peak 54: 1565: 1520: 1510: 1509: 1402:Generals Highway 1111: 1104: 1097: 1088: 1074: 1064: 1063: 936:Lilliput Glacier 870:Squatter's Cabin 792:Thunder Mountain 575: 568: 561: 552: 547: 526: 525: 523: 522: 502: 496: 495: 482:The Mountaineers 473: 464: 463: 461: 460: 436: 430: 429: 427: 426: 415: 409: 408: 406: 405: 393: 385: 379: 378: 376: 375: 361: 290: 280:Francis Farquhar 276:William E. 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Tharp 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 969: 967: 963: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 896:Forester Pass 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 883: 881: 877: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 845:Hospital Rock 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 812: 810: 808: 804: 798: 797:Mount Whitney 795: 793: 790: 788: 787:Mount Tyndall 785: 783: 780: 778: 775: 773: 772:Mount Stewart 770: 768: 767:Sawtooth Peak 765: 763: 762:Mount Russell 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 737:Mount Mallory 735: 733: 730: 728: 727:Mount Langley 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 707:Junction Peak 705: 703: 702:Florence Peak 700: 698: 695: 693: 692:Mount Barnard 690: 688: 685: 684: 682: 680: 676: 669: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 603:Franklin Tree 601: 599: 596: 595: 593: 591: 587: 583: 576: 571: 569: 564: 562: 557: 556: 553: 545: 541: 537: 536: 532: 517: 513: 512: 507: 501: 498: 493: 487: 483: 479: 472: 470: 466: 455: 451: 447: 446: 441: 435: 432: 421:. 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Index


Elevation
 NAVD 88
Prominence
Parent peak
Midway Mountain
Listing
SPS
Mountaineers peak
Coordinates
36°38′05″N 118°29′07″W / 36.6346596°N 118.4853725°W / 36.6346596; -118.4853725
Milestone Mountain is located in California
Milestone Mountain is located in the United States
Tulare County
California
U.S.
Parent range
Great Western Divide
Topo map
USGS
First ascent
William E. Colby
Francis Farquhar
Easiest route
Exposed
scramble
class 3
thirteener
Great Western Divide
Sierra Nevada

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