Mount Williamson

Mount Williamson
Mount Williamson as seen from Manzanar in the Owens Valley
Highest point
Elevation14,379 ft (4,383 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,643 ft (501 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Whitney[2]
Isolation5.44 mi (8.75 km)[1]
Listing
Coordinates36°39′22″N 118°18′40″W / 36.6560456°N 118.3112048°W / 36.6560456; -118.3112048[6]
Geography
Mount Williamson is located in California
Mount Williamson
Mount Williamson
LocationInyo County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Williamson
Climbing
First ascent1884 by William L. Hunter and C. Mulholland[7]
Easiest routeSoutheast face from George Creek, easy scramble, class 2[7]

Mount Williamson, at an elevation of 14,379 feet (4,383 m), is the second-highest mountain in both the Sierra Nevada range and the state of California, and the sixth-highest peak in the contiguous United States.

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Williamson, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Vacation Pass". 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.
  5. ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  6. ^ "Mount Williamson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  7. ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 86–90. ISBN 978-0898869712.