Royce Peak map

Royce Peak

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4 054 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

278 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 2 071 m

13er

Thirteeners are mountains higher than 13 ⁠000 ⁠ft / 3 ⁠962 ⁠m having at least 300 ⁠ft / 91 ⁠m of topographic prominence.

About

Royce Peak, also known as Mount Royce, is a 13,280-foot-elevation (4,048 meter) mountain summit located west of the Royce Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated in Fresno County, in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. It is set 0.66 miles (1.06 km) southeast of Feather Peak, 0.71 miles (1.14 km) north-northwest of Merriam Peak, and the nearest higher neighbor is Bear Creek Spire, 3.44 miles (5.54 km) to the north. Royce Peak is the 89th-highest summit in California. This mountain was named in 1929 by the California State Geographic Board, and later officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor Dr. Josiah Royce (1855–1916), philosopher, instructor, and author. The first ascent of the summit was made June 23, 1931, by Nathan Clark and Roy Crites.

By elevation Royce Peak is

# 100 out of 7926 in California
# 34 out of 372 in Fresno County
# 64 out of 205 in John Muir Wilderness
# 93 out of 2492 in the Sierra Nevada

By prominence Royce Peak is

# 60 out of 372 in Fresno County
# 40 out of 205 in John Muir Wilderness