Location: Santa Barbara County, California

Named after USFS Ranger Judell M. Samon, a fondly remembered man who held a number of positions including Assistant Supervisor in the Los Padres National Forest (1929-33).

Judell Canyon and Judell Trail, are also named for Samon.

Name first appears on AMS Big Pine Mountain topo (1943).

Peak was on the original 1946 HPS Peak List.