Junction Peak, Mountain summit in Sierra Nevada, United States

Junction Peak is a 13,894-foot (4,237 m) thirteener on the Sierra Crest, standing 0.5 km east of Forester Pass where the John Muir Trail crosses. Its summit marks the meeting point of Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park and the John Muir Wilderness, and the boundary of Inyo and Tulare counties. The peak lies 2.2 km southwest of Mount Keith and 2.9 km southeast of Mount Stanford.

Joseph Nisbet LeConte named the peak in 1896 to mark where the Sierra Crest meets the water divide between the Kern and Kings rivers. This naming recorded a key geographic meeting point in the high mountains.

The peak appears on mountaineering achievement lists that climbers track and aim for throughout their careers. For those who reach the summit, it represents a recognized milestone in the climbing community.

Multiple climbing routes of class 3 and 4 difficulty lead to the summit and require mountaineering experience and technical gear. Visitors should be comfortable moving over alpine terrain and prepare for snow or ice that may persist for much of the year.

The first recorded ascent was made on August 8, 1899, by botanist Edwin Bingham Copeland with Ernest Norton Henderson and Maxwell Adams, who pioneered the class 3 South Ridge route from Diamond Mesa. The first winter climb came by the West Ridge on March 21, 1973.