Treasure Benchmark

Description

Wikipedia

Bear Claw Spire, also known as Treasure Benchmark, is a mountain in California, United States.

First ascent

Date

11 Aug 2025

Norman Clyde[https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/climbers_guide/mono_pass_to_pine_creek_pass.html Hervey Voge, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra], Retrieved August 11, 2025

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
Royce Peak	4,047 m	↑SW 224°	1.7 km
Feather Peak	4,039 m	↑W 259°	1.9 km
Merriam Peak	3,994 m	↑S 198°	2.3 km
Mount Julius Caesar	4,022 m	↑NW 325°	3.7 km
Peppermint Peak	3,853 m	↑N 2°	4.1 km
White Bear Peak	3,889 m	↑NW 296°	4.2 km

Climbing routes

nearest first

Route	Area	Grade	From summit
West Slope	Bear Claw Spire (Peak 12,563)	1-	42 m
Northeast Ridge	Bear Claw Spire (Peak 12,563)	4c	42 m
Treasure Iceland	Bear Claw Spire (Peak 12,563)	4a	42 m
South Chute to South West Ridge	Spire Peak	1-	713 m
North Ridge	Feather Peak	4a	1.9 km
Southwest Ridge	Feather Peak	1	1.9 km
Southeast Slope	Feather Peak	1-	1.9 km
Northeast Face	Feather Peak	5c	1.9 km
White Peregrines	Granite Park Spire	6a+	2.3 km
Gargoyle	Merriam Peak	6c	2.4 km
Dr. Bear Love Project	Merriam Peak	6c	2.4 km
The Foundation Crack	Merriam Peak	6c+	2.4 km
Triple Cracks Project	Merriam Peak	6c+	2.4 km
Direct North Buttress	Merriam Peak	6a+	2.4 km
The Flying Buttress	Merriam Peak	6c	2.4 km
West Ridge	Mt. Julius Caesar	1-	3.8 km
Northeast Ridge	Bear Creek Spire	1+	4.4 km
North Arete	Bear Creek Spire	5b	4.4 km
East Arete	Bear Creek Spire	5b	4.4 km
Direct East Face	Four Gables, Peak 12,801' & Peak 12,808'	6b+	6.1 km
Northwest Ridge	Four Gables, Peak 12,801' & Peak 12,808'	5a	6.1 km
North Face	Mount Dade	1+	6.2 km
North Face	Mt Gabb	1	6.6 km
North Couloir	Mount Abbot	1-	6.8 km
East Face	Seven Gables	1	7.0 km