| Mount Agassiz | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Mount_Agassiz_southeast_face.jpg) Mount Agassiz from Bishop Pass Trail. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,899 ft (4,236 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 893 ft (272 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | North Palisade[2] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°06′43″N 118°31′51″W / 37.1118775°N 118.5307554°W[5] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png)  Mount Agassiz &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Mount Agassiz | |
| Location | Fresno and Inyo counties, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Palisades, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS North Palisade |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 30, 1925 by Norman Clyde[6] |
| Easiest route | West slope, scramble, (class 2)[6] |
Mount Agassiz, at 13,899 feet (4,236 m), is one of the 20 highest peaks of California. It is the northernmost and easiest to climb of the major Palisades summits.[6] This peak is not to be confused with the 9,967-foot (3,038 m) peak by the same name in Desolation Wilderness, also in the California Sierra.
- ^ a b "Mount Agassiz, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Key Col for Mount Agassiz". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Mount Agassiz". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ a b c Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0898869712.