| Mount Starr | |
|---|---|
 Southeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,835 ft (3,912 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 760 ft (232 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Ruby Peak (13,188 ft)[4] |
| Isolation | 1.67 mi (2.69 km)[4] |
| Listing | Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[5] |
| Coordinates | 37°25′44″N 118°45′55″W / 37.4290273°N 118.7651963°W[6] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Walter A. Starr Jr. |
| Geography | |
  Mount Starr Location in California  Mount Starr Mount Starr (the United States) | |
| Location | Fresno / Inyo counties, California U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1896 |
| Easiest route | class 2[4] via Mono Pass |
Mount Starr, elevation 12,835 feet (3,912 m), is a mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.[6] It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on the common boundary shared by Sierra National Forest with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is bound on the east by Little Lakes Valley, and is 0.8 mile northeast of Mono Pass. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Little Lakes Valley in approximately one-half mile (0.80 km). Neighbors include Mount Abbot, three miles to the south-southwest, Mount Morgan, 2.5 miles to the southeast, and Pointless Peak is 2.5 miles to the north.
- ^ Matt Johanson (2019), Sierra Summits: A Guide to Fifty Peak Experiences in California's Range of Light, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493036455, p. 194
- ^ USGS Topographic Map - Mount Abbot
- ^ a b "Mount Starr, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ a b c "Starr, Mount - 12,835' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ a b "Mount Starr". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-05.