Mount Sill
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| Mount Sill | |
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 Climbers on the snow field below Mount Sill, July 2006. |
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| Elevation | 14,153 ft (4,314 m) |
| Location | California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Prominence | 373 ft (114 m) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: [1] |
| Topo map | USGS North Palisade Quadrangle |
| First ascent | July 24, 1903 by James S. Hutchinson, Joseph N. LeConte, James Moffitt, Robert Pike |
| Easiest route | glacier climb/rock scramble |
Mount Sill is one of the fourteeners of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in the Palisades, a group of striking rock peaks with a few small glaciers on their flanks. Mount Sill is located 0.6 miles (1 km) east of North Palisade, the high point of the group. The two peaks are connected by a high, rocky ridge, on the north side of which lies the Palisade Glacier. Mount Sill lies on the main Sierra Crest, but is at a point where the crest turns sharply, giving it particularly striking summit views.
Routes on Mount Sill are found on all sides of the peak and range in difficulty from scrambles (Class 2-3) to moderately technical rock climbs (Yosemite Decimal System 5.7).
The mountain is called Nen-i-mish ("the Guardian of the Valley") by the indigenous Northern Paiute people.[1][2] Its English name was coined by Joseph LeConte in 1904, in honor of poet Edward Rowland Sill.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mount Sill. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ Secor, R.J. [1999]. The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails, 2nd, Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 0-89886-625-1.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. [1926]. Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, Sierra Club Books, 1976.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mount Sill is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Mount Sill on summitpost.org
- Mount Sill on bivouac.com
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