Mount Darwin, Mountain summit in Sierra Nevada, United States

Mount Darwin is a flat-topped mountain on the Fresno–Inyo county line, within Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness. It rises to 4,218 metres (13,837 ft) in the Sierra Nevada. Darwin Glacier and Darwin Canyon lie nearby.

Mount Darwin's name was assigned in 1895 by USGS surveyors Theodore S. Solomons and E. C. Bonner, who named a run of Sierra Nevada peaks after exponents of evolutionary theory, Darwin among them. The first recorded ascent came on August 12, 1908, by the Australian geologists Ernest Clayton Andrews and Willard D. Johnson.

The mountain was named in 1895 by Theodore Solomons and E.C. Bonner to honor Charles Darwin's contributions to science. The surrounding peaks also carry the names of influential scientists, creating an unusual tribute across the high country.

The summit is accessible during summer months via established routes, with the West Face offering class 3 climbing sections. Visitors should prepare for alpine conditions and allow time for acclimatization at this elevation.

The same naming idea appears far away: in Tasmania's West Coast Range, Australian peaks were also named after evolution theorists. Closer to the source, Robert FitzRoy named Tierra del Fuego's Mount Darwin during the Beagle voyage, on 12 February 1834, Darwin's 25th birthday.