Kingston Peak (California)

{{short description|Mountain in California, United States}}

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| name = Kingston Peak

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| photo = Kingston Range from Greenwater Valley 1.jpg

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| photo_caption = Kingston Peak (center) seen from 22 miles to the northwest in Greenwater Valley

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| map_caption = Location of Kingston Peak in California

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| elevation_ft = 7326

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| range = Kingston Range

| location = San Bernardino, California

| coordinates = {{coord|35.7266685|N|115.9155473|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS-enwiki|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| topo = USGS Kingston Peak

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Kingston Peak is the only named peak in the Kingston Range, a small desert mountain range in San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert. The highest point in the Kingston Range's 17-mile U-shaped continuous ridgeline, the peak has an elevation of {{convert|7326|ft|m|0|abbr=off}} and a topographic prominence of {{convert|3727|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |title=Kingston Peak Feature Details |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/244327 |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=USGS Geographic Names Information System |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101183626/https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/244327 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Kingston Peak, California |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3778 |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Peakbagger.com |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809011853/https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3778 |url-status=live }} Kingston Peak's prominence makes it among the top 200 mountains by prominence in the contiguous United States, and the 23rd most prominent peak in California.{{Cite web |title=California Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=41311 |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Peakbagger.com |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809011857/https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=41311 |url-status=live }}

Kingston Peak and the Kingston Range lie within the Kingston Range Wilderness, administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and one of California's most botanically diverse desert regions. One of only three white fir stands in the California deserts is found on the slopes of two drainages just below the summit of Kingston Peak.{{Cite web |title=Kingston Range Wilderness |url=https://www.blm.gov/visit/kingston-range-wilderness |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Bureau of Land Management |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808210450/https://www.blm.gov/visit/kingston-range-wilderness |url-status=live }}

Kingston Peak and Range also form part of the Basin and Range Province, along with neighboring mountains and ranges, such as the Mesquite Mountains to the east, and the Nopah Range to the northwest.