Mount Tyndall

For the mountain in Tasmania, Australia, see Mount Tyndall (Tasmania).
Mount Tyndall
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation14,025 ft (4,275 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,092 ft (333 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Williamson[2]
Listing
Coordinates36°39′21″N 118°20′14″W / 36.6557436°N 118.3372726°W / 36.6557436; -118.3372726[6]
Geography
Mount Tyndall is located in California
Mount Tyndall
Mount Tyndall
Mount Tyndall is located in the United States
Mount Tyndall
Mount Tyndall
Location
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Williamson
Climbing
First ascentJuly 6, 1864 by Clarence King and Richard Cotter[7]
Easiest routeScramble, class 2[7]

Mount Tyndall is a peak in the Mount Whitney region of the Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. At 14,025 feet (4,275 m), it is the tenth highest peak in the state. The mountain was named in honor of the Irish scientist and mountaineer, John Tyndall.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Tyndall, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  2. ^ "Key Col for Mount Tyndall". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. ^ "California 14,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  4. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  5. ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  6. ^ "Mount Tyndall". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  7. ^ a b Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 299, 366. ISBN 978-0871561473.
  8. ^ Brewer, William H. (1873). "Discovery of Mount Tyndall". The Popular Science Monthly. 2: 739–741.