North Palisade
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.jpg) Thunderbolt Peak , Starlight Peak, North Palisade, and Polemonium Peak |
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| height | 4343 m | |
| location | California , United States | |
| Mountains | Palisades , Sierra Nevada | |
| Dominance | 51.76 km → Mount Williamson | |
| Notch height | 882 m | |
| Coordinates | 37 ° 5 '39 " N , 118 ° 30' 52" W | |
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| First ascent | July 1903 | |
| Normal way | Grade 4 | |
| particularities | third highest mountain in the Sierra Nevada, fourth highest mountain in California | |
 Palisade Glacier below North Palisade |
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North Palisade is a 4,343 m high mountain in the Palisade Range in the Sierra Nevada in the state of California in the United States . It is on the border of Inyo County and Fresno County .
The mountain is considered the highest mountain in Fresno County, third highest mountain in Sierra Nevada and fourth highest mountain in all of California.
history
The mountain was first climbed on July 25, 1903 by Joseph N. Le Conte , James K. Moffitt and James S. Hutchinson . In the 19th century there were a multitude of different names for the mountain: from Northwest Palisade (1878) to Dusy's Peak (1879) to Brower Palisade . Nevertheless, the name North Palisade has caught on.
geography
The summit lies in the Palisade Range of the Sierra Nevada, on the border between Kings Canyon National Park in the west and the John Muir Wilderness in the east. With a notch height of about 882 m , it has several secondary peaks .
Surroundings
There are several glaciers on the northeast flank . The Palisade Glacier on the east side, along with the Middle Palisade Glacier, is considered the longest glacier in the Sierra Nevada and the southernmost in the United States. In the area there are several more or less large peaks, surrounded by mountain lakes, which are quite typical for the Sierra Nevada. East of the mountain, after a few less high mountain ranges, the Owens Valley begins with Big Pine about 21 km east-northeast.
Peaks in the area are Mount Robinson and Thunderbolt Peak in the north, Mount Gayley and Mount Sill in the east, Starlight Peak and Polemonium Peak as minor peaks in the northwest and southeast, Mount Jepson in the southeast, Columbine Peak in the west and Mount Winchell and Mount Agassiz to the northwest. The dominance is about 51.76 km, so the mountain is the highest point in a radius of 51.76 km. It is dominated by Mount Williamson , the second highest mountain in the Sierra Nevada, to the south-southeast .
Minor peaks
In the immediate vicinity of the North Palisade, three peaks can be viewed as secondary peaks.
Starlight Peak
Starlight Peak is northwest of North Palisade in the Palisades Range. It has a height of 4330 m with a gap height of only 24 - 48 meters. About 100 m to the south-southeast is North Palisade, about 330 meters to the northwest is Thunderbolt Peak . The mountain is challenging to climb ( class 5.5 ) and is known for the Milk Bottle , a just over 6 m high upright rock monoliths at the top, similar to the thunderbolt peak.
Polemonium Peak
Polemonium Peak is southeast of North Palisade. It has a height of about 4294 m with a notch height of about 49 - 73 meters. About 230 meters northwest is North Palisade, about 800 m east of Mount Sill . It is popular with mountaineers mainly because of its proximity to North Palisade and its status as a Fourteener .
Thunderbolt Peak
Thunderbolt Peak is northwest of North Palisade and Starlight Peak. It has a height of 4270 m with a notch height of 62 - 74 meters. The summit is known for its challenging ascent, making it the last California mountain to be climbed above 14,000 feet . A rock monolith rises on the summit, which was struck by lightning during the first ascent in 1931, hence the name Thunderbolt Peak (from English Thunderbolt , German lightning ).
Web links
- North Palisade in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Data on the mountain
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c yosemite.ca.us : Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar . Accessed March 8, 2019
- ↑ a b c summitpost.org : North Palisade . Accessed March 8, 2019
- ↑ a b c peakbagger.com : North Palisade, California . Accessed March 8, 2019
- ↑ peakbagger.com : Starlight Peak, California . Accessed March 8, 2019
- ↑ peakbagger.com : Polemonium Peak, California . Accessed March 8, 2019