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Sierra Nevada Peaks

Overview
This page has photos from the Sierra Nevada range in California. Most of the photos are peaks but there are some of the wildlife as well. On this page:
Southern Sierra Olancha to Langley and West Corcoran to Whitney Whitney to Williamson Great Western Divide Kings Kern Divide Kearsarge Pass Vicinity Western Mid-Sierra South Palisades	Mount Goddard Vicinity North Palisades Evolution Area Humphreys Basin and West Bear Creek Spire Area Mono Creek To Mammoth Ritter Range and Vicinity Yosemite Tioga Pass To Bond Pass Other Areas in the Sierra Nevada

Southern Sierra
The Southern Sierra starts near the town of Ridgecrest at the intersection highways 14 and 395.
Owens Peak Spanish Needle Lamont Peak Sawtooth Peak (S)	Owens Peak from the East.

Olancha to Langley and West
Olancha Peak Cartago Peak Joe Devel Peak Mount Chamberlin Mount Newcomb Mount Langley	Langley from Mount Corcoran.

Corcoran to Whitney
Mount Corcoran Mount LeConte Mount Mallory Mount Irvine Mount McAdie Mount Muir Mount Whitney Thor Peak Lone Pine Peak	View from the Whitney Main Trail.

Whitney to Williamson
Many peaks in this area are accessed via Shepherds Pass Trail.
Mount Russell Mount Williamson	Mount Williamson from Shepards Pass Trail.

Great Western Divide
Table Mountain Thunder Mountain South Guard Mount Brewer North Guard	Looking up the East Ridge of Mount Brewer.

Kings Kern Divide
Mount Jordan Mount Genevra Mount Ericsson Mount Stanford (S) East Vidette West Vidette Junction Peak Mount Keith Mount Bradley Center Peak	Mount Jordan from the West.

Kearsarge Pass Vicinity
University Peak Independence Peak Kearsarge Peak Mount Gould Mount Rixford Mount Bago	Independence Peak from the North.

Western Mid-Sierra
Charlotte Dome	Charlotte Dome from the East.

South Palisades

The South Palisades includes two 14,000 foot peaks: Split Mountain and Middle Palisade. There are a number of other great climbs, especially Norman Clyde, on which the easiest climb is fourth class. Access is via the Red Lake Trail (Split) and via the South Fork Big Pine Creek Trail (Middle Palisade, Norman Clyde, Palisade Crest), which starts at Glacier Lodge out of Big Pine, as shown on this location map.

Climbing the North-Northeast Ridge of Norman Clyde Peak.

Mount Goddard Vicinity
Observation Peak Devil's Crag #1 Wheel Mountain Mount McDuffie	Devil's Crag #1 from Scimitar Pass. Photo Alex Amies, 2006.

North Palisades

The North Palisades are the most rugged set of peaks in the Sierra, including the most concetrated set of 14,000 foot peaks: Mount Sill, Polemonium, North Palisade, Starlight and Thunderbolt Peak. They are located west of the town of Big Pine on US Highway 395 (see Stuff on Highway 395). The North Palisades area from is approached via South Fork Big Pine Creek Trail from Glacier Lodge, the North Fork Big Pine Creek Trail also from Glacier Lodge, or the Bishop Pass Trail from South Lake.

On the summit block of Thunderbolt Peak. You can see the
top bit of the 5.9 rock problem to get there. Photo by Daryn Dodge, 2006.

Evolution Area
Point Powell Mount Haeckel Mount Darwin Mount Lamarck	Mount Darwin from the Northeast. Taken from Lake Sabrina.

Humphreys Basin and West
Mount Emerson Mount Humphreys Mount Tom Seven Gables	Seven Gables from the Northeast. Taken from the summit of Bear Creek Spire.

Bear Creek Spire Area
Many peaks in the Bear Creek Spire area are accessed via the Little Lakes Trail, including Bear Creek Spire, Mount Dade, and Mount Abbot. Mount Morgan (south) can be reached from the Tamarack Lakes Trail. Also see More Wild Flowers along the Tamarack Lakes Trail.
Merriam Peak Mount Hilgard Mount Gabb Bear Creek Spire Mount Dade Mount Abbot Mount Morgan (South)	One of the Tamarack Lakes

Mono Creek To Mammoth
Mount Izaak Walton Red and White Mountain Red Slate Mountain Mount Morgan (North) Mount Baldwin Mount Morrison Bloody Mountain	Mount Morgan (North)

Ritter Range and Vicinity
Iron Mountain Clyde Minaret San Joaquin Mountain Mount Ritter Banner Peak	Ritter and Banner

Yosemite
Half Dome Cloud's Rest Cathedral Peak Koip Peak Mount Gibbs Mount Dana	Half Dome from Cloud's Rest

Tioga Pass To Bond Pass
Mount Conness North Peak Excelsior Mountain Whorl Mountain Matterhorn Peak Tower Peak	Climbing a Class 3 Section of the North Arete on Matterhorn Peak. Photo by Adrian Schneider, 2006.