| Sawmill Point | |
| Elevation Ft: | 9429 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 591 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.58 |
| Isolation Ref: | [3] |
| Parent Peak: | Colosseum Mountain (12,473 ft) |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 240 |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Location: | John Muir Wilderness |
| Country: | United States of America |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Inyo County |
| Region Type: | County |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 36.917°N -118.3206°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Topo: | USGS Aberdeen |
| Age: | Cretaceous |
| Type: | Fault block |
| First Ascent: | < 1953 |
| Easiest Route: | scrambling[5] |
Sawmill Point is a 9,429-foot-elevation (2,874 meter) mountain summit located in Inyo County, California. It is situated 2.6 miles east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is also northwest of the community of Independence, and east of proximate parent Colosseum Mountain. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4770abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Owens Valley in two miles. The Sawmill Pass Trail traverses the east and south slopes of the peak, providing an approach option, and access to the John Muir Trail.
The landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4] The peak is named in association with Sawmill Creek, which in turn was named for the sawmill that James W. Smith operated along the creek in the 1870s.[6] The first recorded ascent of the summit was made by Art J. Reyman and Fred L. Jones on January 11, 1953, by ascending the northeast ridge.[5] The party was not the first on the summit however, because they found cairns, but no record.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Sawmill Point is located in an alpine climate zone.[7] 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. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into Division and Sawmill creeks, thence Owens Valley.