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North America / United States / California / Palisade Crest
Record SL-820457 · Wikidata Q7127578

Palisade Crest

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Elevation
4,131 m
13,553 ft
Prominence
561 m
Isolation
Coordinates
37.0814° N, 118.4896° W
Grid ref
Palisade Crest
Palisade CrestWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Palisade Crest is a jagged ridge in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada mountain rage in the United States, southeast of Mount Sill and northwest of Middle Palisade. Its twelve pinnacles are unofficially named for characters from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The highest pinnacle, at 13,559 feet (4,133 m), is called Gandalf Peak. The ridge marks the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness.

First ascent

Date
1969
Don Jensen, Joan Jensen and Rex Post
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Jepson 4,082 m NW 329° 1.0 km
Norman Clyde Peak 4,229 m SE 120° 1.6 km
Barrett Peak 4,258 m NW 303° 1.8 km
Mount Sill 4,316 m NW 323° 2.0 km
Apex Peak 4,211 m NW 324° 2.2 km
Middle Palisade 4,273 m SE 124° 2.2 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
North-Northeast Ridge Norman Clyde Peak 1 1.7 km
Twilight Pillar Norman Clyde Peak 5b 1.7 km
Firebird Ridge Norman Clyde Peak 5c 1.7 km
North Couloir Variation Mt. Sill 3 2.0 km
Swiss Arete Mt. Sill 5a 2.0 km
North Couloir Mt. Sill 1 2.0 km
Northeast Face Middle Palisade 1- 2.2 km
V-Notch Couloir Polemonium Peak 1+ 2.4 km
Southwest Chute Polemonium Peak 1+ 2.4 km
Traverse from Mt Sill Polemonium Peak 1+ 2.4 km
South West Ridge (aka Yellow Brick Road) Mt. Gayley 1- 2.5 km
U-Notch Couloir North Palisade 4c 2.6 km
West Face North Palisade 4b 2.6 km
Southwest Chute North Palisade 1 2.6 km
Starlight Buttress Starlight Peak 5a 2.7 km
Northwest Chute Starlight Peak 1 2.7 km
Underhill Couloir Thunderbolt Peak 1 3.1 km
Southwest Buttress Thunderbolt Peak 5a 3.1 km
Southwest Chute 1 Thunderbolt Peak 1+ 3.1 km
Austrian Arete Thunderbolt Peak 5a 3.1 km
Thunderbolt to Sill Traverse Thunderbolt Peak 5c 3.1 km
North Couloir Thunderbolt Peak 1 3.1 km
Rest Day Ridge Peak 11,880 5c 3.1 km
Dark Star Temple Crag 6b 3.1 km
Venusian Blind Temple Crag 5a 3.1 km