Mount Farquhar | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,890 ft (3,929 m) NGVD 29[1] |
Prominence | 652 ft (199 m)[1] |
Parent peak | North Guard[1] |
Coordinates | 36°43′43″N 118°29′56″W / 36.7285482°N 118.4989858°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Tulare County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Brewer |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 17, 1932 by Norman Clyde and party[3] |
Easiest route | South Ridge or Northwest Ridge (both class 3 scrambles)[3] |
Mount Farquhar, or Mount Francis Farquhar, is a peak in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named in for Francis P. Farquhar, a conservationist who played a key role in creating the park.[2]