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Record SL-818505 · Wikidata Q6920164

Mount Clarence King

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Elevation
3,932 m
12,900 ft
Prominence
350 m
Isolation
Coordinates
36.8337° N, 118.4466° W
Grid ref
Mount Clarence King
Mount Clarence KingWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Mount Clarence King, located in the Kings Canyon National Park, is named for Clarence King, who worked on the Whitney Survey, the first geological survey of California. King later became the first chief of the United States Geological Survey. The Peak is located along King Spur, a sub-range of the California's Sierra Nevada. It is north of Mount Cotter, northeast of Gardiner Basin, and west of Sixty Lakes Basin and the John Muir Trail. The first ascent was recorded by painter and lithographer Bolton Brown.

First ascent

Date
1896
Bolton C. Brown
Source · wikipedia

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Cotter 3,879 m S 166° 1.7 km
Mount Gardiner 3,935 m S 200° 3.3 km
Fin Dome 3,546 m SE 126° 3.8 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
East Ridge Indirect Mt. Clarence King 5a 40 m
East Face - Ramp Route Mt. Clarence King 5b 40 m
North East Ridge (full) Mt. Clarence King 5a 40 m
Northeast Buttress Mount Cotter 4a 1.7 km
The Golden Bear Tower - Polemonium Mt. Gardiner 6a 3.4 km
South Slope to Southeast Ridge Mt. Gardiner 1 3.4 km
Southeast Arete Castle Dome 6a 5.3 km
Madirjian's Banana Castle Dome 4a 5.3 km
North Arete of the Painted Lady Painted Lady 6a 6.2 km
South West Arete Charlotte Dome 5b 6.4 km
The Epic-cureans Charlotte Dome 5a 6.4 km
South Face Charlotte Dome 5b 6.4 km
Ikigai Bubbs Creek Wall 7a+ 7.3 km
What's Up Bubb? Bubbs Creek Wall 7b 7.3 km
The Emperor Bubbs Creek Wall 7a+ 7.3 km
Samurai Warrior - Ronan Bubbs Creek Wall 7a+ 7.3 km
South Ridge via South Chute Dragon Peak 1- 7.7 km
South Ridge Mt. Gould 1- 8.5 km
East Face - Right Mt. Gould 1- 8.5 km
Direct East Face Nameless Pyramid 6b 9.9 km