| Split Mountain | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Split_Mountain.jpg) Sunrise on Split Mountain's east face, September 2004. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,064 ft (4,287 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,525 ft (465 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | North Palisade[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 37°01′15″N 118°25′21″W / 37.020941494°N 118.422410153°W[1] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png)  Split Mountain | |
| Location | Fresno / Inyo counties, Calif., U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Split Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1887, Frank Saulque and party[8] |
| Easiest route | North slope, scramble (class 2)[8] |
Split Mountain is a fourteener in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, near the southeast end of the Palisades group of peaks. It is the only fourteener in the watershed of the South Fork Kings River, and it rises to 14,064 feet (4,287 m),[1] making it the eighth-highest peak in the state.[4]
- ^ a b c "Split Mtn". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ^ "Split Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Southfork Pass". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ a b "California 14,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-11-07.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 222. ISBN 978-0898869712.