| Picture Puzzle | |
|---|---|
 South aspect, from Bishop Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,286+ ft (4050+ m)[1] |
| Prominence | 600 ft (183 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Cloudripper (13,525 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.12 mi (1.80 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°07′40″N 118°32′20″W / 37.1279154°N 118.5388440°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Picture Puzzle Location in California  Picture Puzzle Picture Puzzle (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo |
| Protected area | John Muir Wilderness |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada Inconsolable Range[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Thompson |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Rock type | Inconsolable Quartz Monzodiorite[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1937 by Norman Clyde[5] |
| Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3[5] |
Picture Puzzle, also known as Picture Puzzle Peak, is a 13,297-foot-elevation (4,053 meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County of northern California, United States.[3] [6] It is situated in the Palisades area of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is approximately 14.5 miles (23.3 km) west of the community of Big Pine, one mile north of Bishop Pass, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of Aperture Peak, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north-northwest of Mount Agassiz, and 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south-southwest of parent Cloudripper. Picture Puzzle ranks as the 90th-highest summit in California,[2] and the third-highest peak of the Inconsolable Range.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Picture Puzzle Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ a b c "Picture Puzzle CA". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ a b "Picture Puzzle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ Stratotype Inventory—Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, nps.gov
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Secorwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1976, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 9780871561473, page 195.