University Peak (California)

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University Peak
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University Peak from the northeast, March 2006.
Highest point
Elevation 13,595 ft (4,144 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 1,187 ft (362 m) [1]
Parent peak Mount Keith [2]
Listing
  • SPS Mountaineers peak [3]
  • Western States Climbers Star peak [4]
  • Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List [5]
Coordinates 36°44′53″N118°21′43″W / 36.7480794°N 118.3618702°W / 36.7480794; -118.3618702 [6]
Naming
Etymology University of California
Geography
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University Peak
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University Peak
Location
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Mount Williamson
Climbing
First ascent July 12, 1896 by J. N. Le Conte, Helen M. Gompertz, Belle J. Miller, Estelle Miller [7]
Easiest route South Slopes, cross county hike [8]

University Peak is a thirteener in the Sierra Nevada. It is named for the University of California. [7] It is on the Sierra crest between Mount Gould to the north, and Mount Bradley to the south. [8] It lies on the boundary between Tulare County and Inyo County. Its west side is in Kings Canyon National Park while the east face is in the John Muir Wilderness. [1]

The nearest trailhead to University Peak is Onion Valley. The least technical route to its summit is an off-trail hike up the south slopes. It offers a variety of other routes from easy scrambles to rock climbing. [8] The more challenging routes led the Sierra Club's Sierra Peaks Section to list University Peak as a Mountaineers Peak. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "University Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Key Col for University Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club . Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club . Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "University Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 8, 2009.
  7. 1 2 Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club . Retrieved May 8, 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 149–152. ISBN   978-0898869712.
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