| Milk Ranch Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 6250. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 430. |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Isolation Mi: | 3.88 |
| Parent Peak: | Paradise Peak (9,362 ft) |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Tulare |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Milk Ranch/Case Mountain WSA Sequoia National Park |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 36.4834°N -118.7809°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Case Mountain |
| Rock: | Granodiorite[4] |
| Age: | Early Cretaceous |
Milk Ranch Peak is a 6250feet mountain summit in Tulare County, California, United States.
Milk Ranch Peak is situated in the Sierra Nevada mountain range along the boundary shared by Milk Ranch/Case Mountain Wilderness Study Area and Sequoia National Park. It is the highest point within the Milk Ranch/Case Mountain Wilderness Study Area.[5] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Kaweah River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 4450abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the river in two miles. Near the summit is the historic Milk Ranch Peak Fire Lookout.[6] The lookout and communications equipment were damaged in 2021 by the Paradise Fire which combined with the Colony Fire to become the KNP Complex Fire. This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1946 by the United States Board on Geographic Names and the name refers to the "Milk Ranch" that was on the south slope one-half mile from the summit.[3] The Milk Ranch cattle grazing grounds on the mountain ridge was used by the Lovelace and Works families during the mid-1800s.[7]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Milk Ranch Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[8] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.