Mount Lewis (California)

Mount Lewis
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,350 ft (3,764 m)[1]
Prominence1,200 ft (370 m)[2]
Parent peakKuna Peak (13,002 ft)[3]
Isolation2.00 mi (3.22 km)[3]
ListingVagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[4]
Coordinates37°50′33″N 119°11′23″W / 37.8425738°N 119.1897518°W / 37.8425738; -119.1897518[1]
Dimensions
Length3 mi (4.8 km) North-South
Width2 mi (3.2 km) East-West
Naming
EtymologyWashington Bartlett "Dusty" Lewis
Geography
Mount Lewis is located in California
Mount Lewis
Mount Lewis
Location in California
Mount Lewis is located in the United States
Mount Lewis
Mount Lewis
Mount Lewis (the United States)
LocationAnsel Adams Wilderness
Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Koip Peak
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Rock typeMetamorphic rock,[5] Granodiorite
Climbing
First ascentUnknown[6]
Easiest routeclass 2[3] West slope

Mount Lewis is a 12,350-foot-elevation (3,764 meter) mountain summit located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.[1] It is situated in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. The summit lies less than one mile outside of Yosemite National Park's eastern boundary, and some of the lower western slope lies within the park. The mountain rises 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southeast of Mono Pass, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Parker Pass, and two miles north of Parker Peak, which is the nearest higher neighbor.[2] Topographic relief is significant as it rises over 5,200 feet (1,600 meters) above Grant Lake in four miles which makes the mountain visible from Highway 395.

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Lewis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Lewis, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  3. ^ a b c "Lewis, Mount - 12,324' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  4. ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  5. ^ Mary Hill (2006), Geology of the Sierra Nevada, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520936942, p. 174.
  6. ^ Edward S. Robbins and Alfred W. Baxter, Jr., A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra, (1954)