| Mount Hopkins | |
| Elevation Ft: | 12304 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 424 |
| Location: | Fresno County, California, U.S. |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Map: | USA California#USA |
| Coordinates: | 37.4638°N -118.8129°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Abbot |
| First Ascent: | 1934 by David Brower, Norman Clyde, and Hervey Voge[3] |
| Easiest Route: | Hike from the east |
Mount Hopkins is a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness north of Kings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, south-southeast of Mount Crocker, west-southwest of Mount Huntington, and southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad.[4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Hopkins is located in an alpine climate zone.[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.