Palisade Crest, Mountain summit in Sierra Nevada, California, United States.

Palisade Crest is a mountain ridge in the Sierra Nevada featuring a jagged formation with twelve distinct summits. The highest point reaches about 13,559 feet (4,130 meters) and sits within protected wilderness areas.

The ridge marks the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park, established in 1940, and the John Muir Wilderness, designated by the Wilderness Act of 1964. Its twelve pinnacles were later given unofficial names drawn from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, with the 13,559-foot (4,133 m) high point called Gandalf Peak.

The summits here carry unofficial names inspired by characters from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', with the highest point called Gandalf Peak. Climbers and hikers notice these literary references woven into the landscape.

The crest lies on the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness, southeast of Mount Sill and northwest of Middle Palisade. The nearest town is Big Pine, about 20 km to the southwest. Approach from the Big Pine side; the terrain is alpine, with most precipitation arriving as snow carried east from the Pacific.

The twelve pinnacles of the ridge are unofficially named after characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings; the highest, at 13,559 feet (4,133 m), is called Gandalf Peak. The crest also marks the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness.