Mount Silliman, Mountain summit in Sequoia National Park, United States.

Mount Silliman rises to 11,193 feet on the Silliman Crest, part of the Kings-Kaweah Divide, on the boundary between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. The rare foxtail pine grows directly below the summit. The peak is climbed from Silliman Pass by a class 2 traverse to the east ridge, or by technical routes of class 5.6 and harder.

The first recorded ascent of the peak took place in 1864 as part of early surveying expeditions exploring the Sierra Nevada. This climb was among the pioneering missions that mapped and documented the high mountains of California.

The mountain takes its name from Benjamin Silliman, a Yale chemistry professor whose student William Brewer participated in early surveying expeditions of the Sierra Nevada. The name reflects the scientific exploration of this mountain region in the 1800s.

From Lodgepole Campground on the Generals Highway, the Twin Lakes Trail leads toward Silliman Pass; from the pass, a class 2 traverse reaches the east ridge, which is followed to the summit. Other routes are mostly class 5.6 or harder. The rare foxtail pine grows directly below the summit.

The rare foxtail pine grows directly below the summit, one of the few places in the Sierra Nevada where the species appears. The peak also carries the name of Benjamin Silliman Jr. beyond the mountain itself: a pass, a creek, a meadow and a lake nearby are all called Silliman.