| Mount Ickes | |
| Elevation Ft: | 12959 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 788 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.03 |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Wynne (13,179 ft) |
| Etymology: | Harold L. Ickes |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | left |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Fresno |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Kings Canyon National Park |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 36.933°N -118.4392°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Pinchot |
| Rock: | granitic |
| Type: | Fault block |
| First Ascent: | July 25, 1939[4] |
Mount Ickes is a 12959feet mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in eastern Kings Canyon National Park, northwest of the community of Independence, 1.5 mile west of Pinchot Pass, and west of Mount Wynne, which is the nearest higher neighbor.[2] Other nearby peaks include Crater Mountain to the southeast, Striped Mountain to the northeast, Arrow Peak, 3miles to the west, and Mount Ruskin 4miles to the northwest. Mount Ickes ranks as the 159th highest summit in California.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3080abbr=offNaNabbr=off in 2.5 miles. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail which passes to the east of the mountain. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1964 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952), who was responsible for implementing much of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal as Secretary of the Interior from 1933 to 1946 and was instrumental in establishing Kings Canyon National Park.[3]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Ickes 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the South Fork Kings River.