Mount Spencer (California)
Mount Spencer is a peak in the Sierra Nevada, in Kings Canyon National Park and Fresno County, California.
It is named for Herbert Spencer, an English philosopher and prominent scientist in the field of evolution who coined the term "survival of the fittest." Other nearby mountains in the Evolution Group include Mount Darwin, Mount Mendel, Mount Fiske, Mount Haeckel, Mount Huxley, Mount Wallace, and Mount Lamarck. The area around the peaks, known as the Evolution Region, includes Evolution Basin and Evolution Valley.
Although it is not a very well known peak, it offers a picturesque view from Evolution Lake and the John Muir Trail.
