Record SL-819406 · Wikidata Q49055062
Mount Wallace
No list classifications
Elevation
4,079
m
13,383 ft
Prominence
103 m
Isolation
0.6 km
Coordinates
37.1469° N,
118.6568° W
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaMount Wallace is a 13,377-foot-elevation (4,077-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 21 miles (34 km) west of the community of Big Pine, 1.38 miles (2.22 km) northwest of Mount Powell, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of Picture Peak, and 0.37 miles (0.60 km) southeast of Mount Haeckel, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Wallace ranks as the 79th-highest summit in California, and the ninth-highest in the Evolution Region.
First ascent
Date
16 Jul 1895
Source · wikipedia
Best months
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Neighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Haeckel | 4,087 m | NW 321° | 0.6 km |
| Crumbly Spire | 4,038 m | S 162° | 0.7 km |
| Picture Peak | 3,999 m | NE 57° | 0.8 km |
| Clyde Spires West | 4,038 m | SE 148° | 0.8 km |
| Mount Fiske | 4,116 m | SW 221° | 1.5 km |
| Mount Powell | 4,073 m | SE 114° | 2.2 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Face - North Ridge | Mt. Haeckel | 1 | 556 m |
| Northwest Ridge | Mt. Haeckel | 1 | 556 m |
| SW Gully | Picture Peak | 1- | 812 m |
| NE Buttress | Picture Peak | 6a+ | 812 m |
| North Couloir | Clyde Spires | 1+ | 957 m |
| Evolution Traverse | Mt. Darwin | 5c | 2.6 km |
| The Falcon | Peak 13,040' | 6a+ | 2.8 km |
| East Face | Point Powell | 6b | 2.9 km |
| North Ridge | Peak 12,486 | 1- | 3.3 km |
| Right Mendel Couloir | Mt. Mendel | 5a | 3.7 km |
| Harrington Couloir | Mt. Thompson | 1- | 3.9 km |
| South Ridge | Peak 11,874 | 4c | 4.0 km |
| W Ridge | Peak 13,360 | 1- | 4.6 km |
| South East Slope | Mt. Gilbert | 1- | 5.3 km |
| North Couloir (Engram Couloir) | Mt. Gilbert | 4c | 5.3 km |
| McGillicuddy | Mt. Gilbert | 6a | 5.3 km |
| Southeast Slope | Mt. Johnson | 1- | 6.6 km |
| Traverse from Trapezoid Peak | Mt. Johnson | 1 | 6.6 km |
| Northwest Ridge | Mt. Johnson | 1- | 6.6 km |
| It's a Trap!...ezoid | Trapezoid Peak | 6b | 7.6 km |
| Man on the Flying Trapezoid | Trapezoid Peak | 7a+ | 7.6 km |
| North Ridge | Trapezoid Peak | 1 | 7.6 km |
| North Slab | Trapezoid Peak | 4a | 7.6 km |
| Don't Be a Square | Trapezoid Peak | 6a | 7.6 km |
| NE Ridge | Mt. Goethe | 4a | 7.7 km |