Temple Crag, Granite mountain peak in Inyo County, California.

Temple Crag is a 12,982-foot peak in the Palisades group of the Sierra Nevada, lying east of the Sierra Crest between Mount Gayley and Mount Alice. Its north face rises above the North Fork Big Pine Creek drainage in the John Muir Wilderness, and its aretes host the climbing routes Venusian Blind, Moon Goddess Arete, Sun Ribbon Arete and Dark Star.

Temple Crag rises to 12,982 feet (3,957 m) east of the Sierra Crest, between Mount Gayley and Mount Alice, on the divide between the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek. Its north face forms the backdrop for part of the North Fork Big Pine Creek hiking trail in the John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest. The peak is known as a rock climbing destination, with its arêtes hosting routes such as Venusian Blind, Moon Goddess Arete, Sun Ribbon Arete and Dark Star.

The north face's climbing routes carry names such as Venusian Blind, Moon Goddess Arete, Sun Ribbon Arete and Dark Star, all listed in climbing sources. These names are used by climbers to identify lines on the aretes and form part of the peak's climbing vocabulary.

The North Fork Big Pine Creek trailhead at Glacier Lodge is reached by road from Big Pine. The hike to Third Lake, the base for the north-face routes, climbs roughly 2,300 feet over about seven miles. The peak lies in the John Muir Wilderness of Inyo National Forest, where wilderness rules apply.

Temple Crag's north face forms the backdrop for part of the North Fork Big Pine Creek hiking trail in the John Muir Wilderness, so hikers who never rope up still see the wall that climbers know from routes such as Dark Star and Venusian Blind. The peak stands between Mount Gayley and Mount Alice, straddling the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek.