Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada on the Fresno-Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 13th highest peak in California (the highest peak that is not a fourteener),[7] and the highest peak in the Bishop area. The mountain was named by the California Geological Survey of 1873 for Andrew A. Humphreys, the chief engineer of the United States Army at the time.[6]
| Mount Humphreys | |
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 Mount Humphreys from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,992 ft (4,265 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 2563 ft (781 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 14.71 mi (23.67 km)[1] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W / 37.270545708°N 118.672999478°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Humphreys Fresno / Inyo counties, California, U.S.  Mount Humphreys Mount Humphreys (the United States) | |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Tom |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1904 by Edward C. Hutchinson and James S. Hutchinson[6] |
| Easiest route | Climb, class 4[2] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Humphreys, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Mt Humphreys". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ^ a b Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
- ^ "California 13,500-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
External links
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Media related to Mount Humphreys at Wikimedia Commons- "Mount Humphreys". SummitPost.org.
- "Mount Humphreys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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