Lone Pine Peak

Lone Pine Peak
Lone Pine Peak from the Owens Valley
Highest point
Elevation 12,949 ft (3,947 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 424 ft (129 m) [1]
Parent peak Rosco Peak[2]
Listing Sierra Peaks Section[3]
Coordinates 36°33′42″N 118°13′30″W / 36.5616014°N 118.2250896°W / 36.5616014; -118.2250896Coordinates: 36°33′42″N 118°13′30″W / 36.5616014°N 118.2250896°W / 36.5616014; -118.2250896 [4]
Geography
Lone Pine Peak
Lone Pine Peak
Location Inyo County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Mount Langley
Climbing
First ascent 1925 by Norman Clyde[5]
Easiest route Scramble, class 2[3]

Lone Pine Peak is located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada range just west of the town of Lone Pine, California[6] in Inyo County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States.[4] The summit marks the eastern boundary of the John Muir Wilderness in the Inyo National Forest. Lone Pine Peak is the mountain in the photo for the default desktop of macOS Sierra.[7]

Lone Pine Peak shot from the East

References

  1. 1 2 "Lone Pine Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Key Col for Lone Pine Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  3. 1 2 "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  4. 1 2 "Lone Pine Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  5. ↑ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 370. ISBN 9780871561473.
  6. ↑ "Lone Pine Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
  7. ↑ "MacOS Sierra features Mt. Whitney | General Discussion | WhitneyZone Message Board". Retrieved 7 January 2017.


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