Mount Winchell

Description

Wikipedia

Mount Winchell, a thirteener, is among the thirty highest peaks of California. It is in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada, on the Sierra Crest between Mount Agassiz and Thunderbolt Peak.

First ascent

Date

10 Jun 1923

Harvey C. Mansfield, John M. Newell, and Windsor B. Putnam

Source · wikipedia

Best months

Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averages

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

Neighbouring summits

Name	Elevation	Bearing	Distance
Mount Agassiz	4,235 m	↑NW 334°	0.9 km
Thunderbolt Peak	4,268 m	↑SE 135°	1.1 km
Starlight Peak	4,336 m	↑SE 137°	1.5 km
Aperture Peak	4,043 m	↑N 346°	1.6 km
North Palisade	4,343 m	↑SE 138°	1.6 km
Isosceles Peak	3,761 m	↑SW 223°	1.6 km

Climbing routes

nearest first

Route	Area	Grade	From summit
East Arete	Mt. Winchell	1-	20 m
Southwest Chute	Mt. Winchell	4c	20 m
McKenzie's Arete	Mt. Winchell	6b	20 m
West Arete	Mt. Winchell	5b	20 m
North Couloir	Thunderbolt Peak	1	1.1 km
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse	Thunderbolt Peak	5c	1.1 km
Austrian Arete	Thunderbolt Peak	5a	1.1 km
Southwest Chute 1	Thunderbolt Peak	1+	1.1 km
Southwest Buttress	Thunderbolt Peak	5a	1.1 km
Underhill Couloir	Thunderbolt Peak	1	1.1 km
Starlight Buttress	Starlight Peak	5a	1.5 km
Northwest Chute	Starlight Peak	1	1.5 km
U-Notch Couloir	North Palisade	4c	1.6 km
West Face	North Palisade	4b	1.6 km
Southwest Chute	North Palisade	1	1.6 km
Keith-Lowery Route	Isosceles Peak	5a	1.8 km
West - East Summit Traverse	Isosceles Peak	1+	1.8 km
West Chute	Isosceles Peak	5a	1.8 km
Northeast Face	Isosceles Peak	1+	1.8 km
Southwest Buttress	Isosceles Peak	4c	1.8 km
Southwest Face	Isosceles Peak	1+	1.8 km
The Tangerine	Isosceles Peak	6a	1.8 km
Southwest Chute	Isosceles Peak	1+	1.8 km
West Face	Isosceles Peak	5c	1.8 km
V-Notch Couloir	Polemonium Peak	1+	1.8 km