Mount Stanford | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,979 ft (4,261 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 981 ft (299 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Keith[2] |
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Coordinates | 36°42′14″N 118°23′45″W / 36.7039654°N 118.3957031°W[5] |
Geography | |
Location | |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Brewer |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1896 by Bolton Brown[6] |
Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3[6] |
Mount Stanford, at an elevation of 13,979 feet (4,261 m), is on the Kings-Kern Divide in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for Stanford University. It is the fifteenth tallest mountain in California[7] and is located about 3.6 miles (5.8 km) from University Peak which was named for the University of California.[8]