Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primari ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

, United States, in

Kings Canyon National Park Kings Canyon National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California. Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park, the park was greatly expanded and renamed to Kings ...

. It is named for

John Muir John Muir ( ; April 21, 1838December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist ...

. The pass is near the midway point of the John Muir Trail and around mile 841 of the

Pacific Crest Trail The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, which lie ...

. It crosses the Goddard Divide between Mount Solomons and

Mount Warlow Mount Warlow is a 13,206-foot-elevation (4,025 meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated on the Goddard Divide in northern Kings Ca ...

, at an elevation of . The Muir Hut, built by the

Sierra Club The Sierra Club is an environmental organization with chapters in all 50 United States, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. The club was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by Scottish-American preservationist John Muir, w ...

, is at the summit of the pass. Although the grade is gentle from both directions, snow can persist well into the summer, obscuring the trail for miles. Image:California, Kings Canyon National Park, Muir Pass, view.jpg, View of

Mount McGee The Random Hills () are a group of rugged hills in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Bounded on the west by Campbell Glacier and on the east by Tinker Glacier and Wood Bay, centered about 15 nautical miles (28 km) north-northwest of Mount Melbourne, ...

, Lake McDermand and Wanda Lake, ascending the pass Image:California, Kings Canyon National Park, Muir Hut.jpg, The Muir Hut Image:California, Kings Canyon National Park, Muir Hut, commemorative.jpg, Commemorative on the Hut Image:California, Kings Canyon National Park, Muir Hut, inside.jpg, Inside the hut

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Kings Canyon National Park Landforms of Fresno County, California Mountain passes on the John Muir Trail {{FresnoCountyCA-geo-stub