Picture Puzzle

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Picture Puzzle
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South aspect, from Bishop Pass
Highest point
Elevation 13,286+ ft (4050+ m) [1]
Prominence 600 ft (183 m) [1]
Parent peak Cloudripper (13,525 ft) [2]
Isolation 1.12 mi (1.80 km) [2]
Coordinates 37°07′40″N118°32′20″W / 37.1279154°N 118.5388440°W / 37.1279154; -118.5388440 [3]
Geography
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Picture Puzzle
Location in California
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Picture Puzzle
Picture Puzzle (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State California
County Inyo
Protected area John Muir Wilderness
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Inconsolable Range [1]
Topo map USGS Mount Thompson
Geology
Rock age Cretaceous
Rock type Inconsolable Quartz Monzodiorite [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1937 by Norman Clyde [5]
Easiest route Exposed scramble, class 3 [5]

Picture Puzzle, also known as Picture Puzzle Peak, is a 13,297-foot-elevation (4,053 meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County of northern California, United States. [3] [6] It is situated in the Palisades area of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is approximately 14.5 miles (23.3 km) west of the community of Big Pine, one mile north of Bishop Pass, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of Aperture Peak, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north-northwest of Mount Agassiz, and 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south-southwest of parent Cloudripper. Picture Puzzle ranks as the 90th-highest summit in California, [2] and the third-highest peak of the Inconsolable Range. [1]

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Climbing

Established climbing routes on Picture Puzzle: [5]

The first ascent of the summit was made June 15, 1937, by Norman Clyde, who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada. [7] [5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Picture Puzzle 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains east into headwaters of North Fork Big Pine Creek, and west into headwaters of South Fork Bishop Creek.

See also

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