John Muir Trail

trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, United States of America
Place trail Q967917
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John Muir Trail

Summary

John Muir Trail is a trail[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of trail entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • John Muir Trail is credited with the discovery of Theodore Solomons[3].
  • John Muir Trail is located in California[4].
  • John Muir Trail is in the country of United States[5].
  • John Muir Trail is on the continent of North America[6].
  • John Muir Trail's instance of is recorded as trail[7].
  • John Muir Trail's instance of is recorded as long-distance hiking trail[8].
  • John Muir is named after John Muir Trail[9].
  • John Muir Trail's designed by is recorded as Joseph Nisbet LeConte[10].
  • John Muir Trail's designed by is recorded as Wilbur Fisk McClure[11].
  • John Muir Trail's Commons category is recorded as John Muir Trail[12].
  • John Muir Trail's terminus is recorded as Happy Isles[13].
  • John Muir Trail's terminus is recorded as Mount Whitney[14].
  • August 1915 marks the founding of John Muir Trail[15].
  • John Muir Trail's terminus location is recorded as Yosemite Valley[16].
  • John Muir Trail's terminus location is recorded as Whitney Portal[17].
  • John Muir Trail's highest point is recorded as Mount Whitney[18].
  • John Muir Trail's significant event is recorded as fastest known time[19].
  • John Muir Trail's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 37.87205, 'lon': -119.38382}[20].
  • John Muir Trail's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 36.55992, 'lon': -118.294934}[21].
  • John Muir Trail's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 36.578588, 'lon': -118.292131}[22].
  • John Muir Trail's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 37.726858, 'lon': -119.558582}[23].
  • John Muir Trail's described by source is recorded as Place Names of the High Sierra[24].
  • John Muir Trail's lowest point is recorded as Happy Isles[25].
  • John Muir Trail's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'John Muir Trail'}[26].
  • John Muir Trail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JMT'}[27].

Body

Geography

John Muir Trail is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in California[4]. It is on the continent of North America[6].

Physical Characteristics

John Muir Trail's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+338.6'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include trail[7] and long-distance hiking trail[8].

History and Context

August 1915 marks the founding of John Muir Trail[15]. John Muir is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

John Muir Trail ranks in the top 3% of trail entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (307 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . fastestknowntime.com. fastestknowntime.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . yosemite.ca.us. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Place Names of the High Sierra. Retrieved . yosemite.ca.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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