Norman Clyde Peak
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| Norman Clyde Peak | |
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 Norman Clyde Peak from the northeast, seen over the autumn colors on Big Pine Creek near Glacier Lodge, October 2007. |
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| Elevation | 13,855 ft (4,223 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 272 ft (83 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Middle Palisade [1] |
| Listing | SPS Mountaineers peak [2] |
| Location | |
| Location | Fresno and Inyo counties, California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°04′30″N 118°28′22″W / 37.0749337°N 118.4728815°WCoordinates: 37°04′30″N 118°28′22″W / 37.0749337°N 118.4728815°W[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Split Mountain |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1930 by Norman Clyde [4] |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Norman Clyde Peak, standing 13,855 feet (4,223 m) tall, is in natural company among the high peaks of the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada in California. It lies on the Palisades' main ridge, between Middle Palisade and Palisade Crest. Norman Clyde Glacier on its north face, and Middle Palisade Glacier on its east both feed the headwaters of the South Fork of Big Pine Creek. It is named posthumously for mountaineer Norman Clyde, who first climbed it by way of the Norman Clyde Glacier in 1930.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Norman Clyde Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2731. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Norman Clyde Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1659244. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
- ^ a b Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. Sierra Club Books. pp. 351. ISBN 0871561476.
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