Palisade Crest

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Palisade Crest
Palisade Crest from Potluck Pass.jpg
West aspect, from Potluck Pass
Highest point
Elevation 13,559 ft (4,133 m)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 561 ft (171 m) [1]
Parent peak North Palisade [2]
Listing
Coordinates 37°04′53″N118°29′22″W / 37.0814468°N 118.4895799°W / 37.0814468; -118.4895799 [5]
Geography
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Palisade Crest
Location
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Split Mountain
Climbing
First ascent 1969 by Don Jensen, Joan Jensen and Rex Post [6]
Easiest route Northwest ridge (rock climb, class 4) [6]

Palisade Crest is a jagged ridge in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada mountain rage in the United States, southeast of Mount Sill and northwest of Middle Palisade. Its twelve pinnacles are unofficially named for characters from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. [6] The highest pinnacle, at 13,559 feet (4,133 m), is called Gandalf Peak. [7]

Contents

The ridge marks the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Palisade Crest is located in an alpine climate zone. [8] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Palisade Crest, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  2. "Key Col for Palisade Crest". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  3. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club . Retrieved September 15, 2008.
  4. "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club . Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. "Palisade Crest". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN   978-0898869712.
  7. "Palisade Crest". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  8. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica .