Temple Crag
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| Temple Crag | |
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 The north face of Temple Crag from the Big Pine Lakes area, October 2007. |
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| Elevation | 12,982 ft (3,957 m) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 246 ft (75 m) [2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Gayley |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section [3] |
| Location | |
 Temple Crag
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| Location | Inyo County, California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°6′35″N 118°29′33″W / 37.10972°N 118.4925°WCoordinates: 37°6′35″N 118°29′33″W / 37.10972°N 118.4925°W[4] |
| Topo map | USGS Split Mountain |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Easy rock climb from Contact Pass [5] |
Temple Crag is a popular rock climbing destination in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada. It straddles the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The NGVD 29 elevation of 12,976 feet was converted using VERTCON to the NAVD 88 elevation of 12,982 feet.
- ^ a b "Temple Crag, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2722. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ "Split Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:255121. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ Secor, R. J. (1999). The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails (2nd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0-89886-625-1.
[edit] External links
Media related to Palisades at Wikimedia Commons
- "Temple Crag". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/150844. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
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