Mount Lamarck
Description
WikipediaMount Lamarck is a 13,417-foot-elevation (4,090-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of the community of Bishop, and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) north of Mount Darwin. Subsidiary peak Mount Lamarck North (13,464 feet (4,104 meters) ranks as the 67th highest summit in California, and the sixth highest in the Evolution Region. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 4,290 feet (1,310 meters) above Lake Sabrina in three miles, and the west aspect rises 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above Evolution Valley in three miles.
First ascent
Best months
Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averagesNeighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stephen Jay Gould | 4,072 m | SW 222° | 2.2 km |
| Mount Mendel | 4,177 m | SW 205° | 2.5 km |
| Mount Tom Ross | 3,977 m | S 172° | 2.5 km |
| Mount Goethe | 4,036 m | NW 294° | 3.1 km |
| Mount Darwin | 4,216 m | S 183° | 3.1 km |
| Muriel Peak | 3,943 m | NW 322° | 3.3 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Ridge | Peak 13,360 | 1- | 2.2 km |
| Right Mendel Couloir | Mt. Mendel | 5a | 2.4 km |
| NE Ridge | Mt. Goethe | 4a | 3.1 km |
| Evolution Traverse | Mt. Darwin | 5c | 3.1 km |
| West Ramp of Wizard's Hat | Wizard's Hat | 4b | 4.3 km |
| J&J Route | Wizard's Hat | 5a | 4.3 km |
| South Ridge | Peak 11,874 | 4c | 4.3 km |
| North Face - North Ridge | Mt. Haeckel | 1 | 5.0 km |
| Northwest Ridge | Mt. Haeckel | 1 | 5.0 km |
| NE Buttress | Picture Peak | 6a+ | 5.3 km |
| SW Gully | Picture Peak | 1- | 5.3 km |
| North Couloir | Mt. Emerson | 1 | 5.5 km |
| Southeast Face (aka the Waterfall Route) | Mt. Emerson | 4a | 5.5 km |
| Knuckle F***er | Spillway Boulder | V5 | 5.7 km |
| Sock Dudes Sit | Spillway Boulder | V5 | 5.7 km |
| Sock Dudes | Spillway Boulder | V4 | 5.7 km |
| Knuckle F***er Sit | Spillway Boulder | V6 | 5.7 km |
| North Ridge | Peak 12,486 | 1- | 6.0 km |
| North Couloir | Clyde Spires | 1+ | 6.4 km |
| The Falcon | Peak 13,040' | 6a+ | 6.8 km |
| The Devil Wears Plaid | Checkered Demon | 6a | 7.1 km |
| Chex Mix | Checkered Demon | 5a | 7.1 km |
| Checkered Demon Couloir | Checkered Demon | 4c | 7.1 km |
| East Face | Point Powell | 6b | 7.3 km |
| Passeri | Cardinal Pinnacle | 6b | 7.5 km |