Mount Baxter (California)
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| Mount Baxter | |
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 Mount Baxter is on the right, viewed from the north |
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| Elevation | 13,136 ft (4,004 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Prominence | 603 ft (184 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Acrodectes Peak[2] |
| Location | |
 Mount Baxter
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| Location | Fresno and Inyo counties, California, U.S. |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°51′41″N 118°21′57″W / 36.8613235°N 118.3659315°WCoordinates: 36°51′41″N 118°21′57″W / 36.8613235°N 118.3659315°W[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Kearsarge Peak |
| Geology | |
| Type | Granitic |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1905 by George Davis |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 3 |
Mount Baxter is a peak along the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Mount Baxter is in the John Muir Wilderness just north of Baxter Pass and to the northeast of the Rae Lakes, a popular backpacking destination along the John Muir Trail.
Mount Baxter is named for John Baxter who was a rancher in the Owens Valley.[4]
Access to Mount Baxter is limited to the period between December 15 and July 1 since a flock of protected bighorn sheep live in the vicinity.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Mount Baxter, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "Mount Baxter". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Mount Baxter". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-89997-119-3.
- Secor, R. J. The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-89886-625-1.
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