Mount Starr King is a symmetrical granite dome in Yosemite National Park, whose highest point is 9,096 feet (2,772 m) above sea level.
| Mount Starr King | |
|---|---|
 Mount Starr King's west face. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,096 ft (2,772 m)[1] NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 1,012 ft (308 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Clark[2] |
| Listing | SPS Mountaineers peak[3] |
| Coordinates | 37°42′10″N 119°31′04″W / 37.7027053°N 119.5176583°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Starr King Location in California  Mount Starr King Mount Starr King (the United States) | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Half Dome |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 1876 by George Bailey and E. S. Schuyler via Northeast Side, class 5.2[5] |
| Easiest route | Rock climb, class 5[3] |
Climbing Starr King's dome requires technical skills or equipment, and the easiest routes are rated low class 5 in the Yosemite Decimal System.[3]
It was named for Thomas Starr King, a Unitarian preacher and political activist.[6] It has historically been known by various names including Kings Peak, See-wah-lam, South Dome, and Tis-sa-ack.[4]
See also edit
- Mount Starr King, a New Hampshire mountain named for Starr King
References edit
- ^ a b "Mount Starr King, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "Mount Starr King". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ a b "Mount Starr King". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ Secor, R.J. (1999). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (2nd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 978-0898866254.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
External links edit
- "Mount Starr King". SummitPost.org.
- "Earliest Ascents to the Summit of Mt. Starr King in Yosemite". Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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