| Picture Peak | |
| Elevation: | 13,140+ ft (4,001+ m) |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.51 |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Haeckel[2] |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Label Position: | left |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Inyo |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | John Muir Wilderness |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 37.1508°N -118.6492°W |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Darwin |
| Rock: | Granitic |
| First Ascent: | 1931 by Norman Clyde[3] |
| Easiest Route: | Exposed scramble, |
Picture Peak is a 13,140+ foot (4,001+ meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County in northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is approximately west of the community of Big Pine, and east of parent Mount Haeckel. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises over 2000abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Hungry Packer Lake in approximately one-half mile (1 km). The first ascent of the summit was made July 1967, by Gary Colliver and Steve Thompson via the northeast face.[4] This mountain's name has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Picture Peak 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 this mountain drains into headwaters of the South Fork Bishop Creek.
Established climbing routes on Picture Peak:[6]