Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of

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 m ...

, 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 King ...

. 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 The John Muir Trail (JMT) ( Paiute: Nüümü Poyo, ''N-ue-mue Poh-yo'') is a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, passing through Yosemite, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. From the northern terminus a ...

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