Laurel Mountain | |
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![]() Laurel Mountain, from the shore of Convict Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,818 ft (3,602 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
Prominence | 1,018 ft (310 m) [2] |
Coordinates | 37°34′49″N118°53′29″W / 37.580305586°N 118.891394436°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Mono County, California, United States |
Parent range | Sherwin Range, Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Bloody Mountain |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1926 by Norman Clyde [3] |
Easiest route | Hike, class 1 [3] |
Laurel Mountain is a peak in Mono County, California. It lies in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada and is in the Inyo National Forest and the John Muir Wilderness. It reaches a height of 11,818 feet (3,602 m) [1] and is largely composed of metamorphic rock caused by contact with an intruding pluton in the late Cretaceous. [4]
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