| Wheel Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Looking west with Wheel Mountain at center. (Devils Crags to left, Mt. McDuffie far right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,774 ft (3,894 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 734 ft (224 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount McDuffie (13,282 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.03 mi (3.27 km)[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 37°02′48″N 118°37′46″W / 37.0467269°N 118.6294520°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Wheel Mountain Location in California  Wheel Mountain Wheel Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada Black Divide[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Goddard |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | metamorphic rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1933[4] |
| Easiest route | class 3[2] |
Wheel Mountain is a 12,774-foot-elevation (3,894-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of central California, United States.[3] This mountain is situated on the Black Divide in northern Kings Canyon National Park, one mile northwest of Devils Crags, and two miles south-southeast of Mount McDuffie, which is the nearest higher neighbor.[1] Wheel Mountain ranks as the 216th-highest summit in California,[2] and the fifth-highest on Black Divide.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 4,500 feet (1,400 meters) above Enchanted Gorge in approximately 1.5 mile, and the east aspect rises 4,500 feet above Le Conte Canyon in 2.5 miles. An approach to this remote peak is made possible via the John Muir Trail.
