Mount Muir

Mount Muir is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, 0.95 miles south of Mount Whitney. This 14,018-foot peak is named in honor of Scottish-born John Muir, a famous geologist, conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club. The southernmost section of the John Muir Trail contours along the west side of Mount Muir near its summit and ends on the summit of Mount Whitney.

Among mountain climbers, a peak needs to meet certain criteria in order to be included in some lists. To be listed as an independent peak a summit must have 300 feet of clean prominence. A reliable source gives Mount Muir's clean prominence as 298 feet, and so the peak does not qualify for lists of fourteeners based on elevation and prominence. It is included in other lists which do not depend on promince. Some lists are based on more subjective criteria and Mount Muir is included in the Sierra Peaks Section list, the Western States Climbers list. and the Vulgarian Ramblers, 13,800-Footers of the Contiguous USA list.

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