Mount Morgan (Mono County, California)
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| Mount Morgan | |
|---|---|
 Mount Morgan from Davis Lake |
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| Elevation | 12,992+ feet (3,960+ m) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,472 ft (449 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Red Slate Mountain [2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section [3] |
| Location | |
| Location | Mono County, California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°30′41″N 118°46′47″W / 37.5113223°N 118.7798486°WCoordinates: 37°30′41″N 118°46′47″W / 37.5113223°N 118.7798486°W[4] |
| Topo map | USGS Convict Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1934 by David Brower and Norman Clyde [5] |
| Easiest route | Hike, class 1 [5] |
Mount Morgan is a mountain in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It lies in Mono County, California, between McGee Canyon and Hilton Lakes. It is not to be confused with the Mount Morgan that lies southwest of Little Lakes Valley, only 9 miles (14 km) to the south southwest. The mountain is in the John Muir Wilderness Area in the Inyo National Forest.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Mount Morgan, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2650.
- ^ "Mount Gabb - California Mountain Atlas". Peaklist.org. http://www.PeakList.org/CAmtnatlas/tables/whitney/gabb.html. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf.
- ^ "Mount Morgan". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:263831.
- ^ a b Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 132, 340. ISBN 0-87156-147-6.
[edit] External links
- "Mount Morgan (N)". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/152146.
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