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. | |
Elevation | 12,982 ft (3,957 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 246 ft (75 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Gayley[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section[3] |
Location | |
Temple Crag | |
Location | Inyo County, California, U.S. |
Range | Sierra Nevada |
Coordinates | 37°06′35″N 118°29′33″W / 37.1096552°N 118.4926056°WCoordinates: 37°06′35″N 118°29′33″W / 37.1096552°N 118.4926056°W[4] |
Topo map | USGS Split Mountain |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble with exposure, class 3[3] |
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.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Temple Crag, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ↑ "Temple Crag". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ↑ "Temple Crag". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
External links
- "Temple Crag". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/150844. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
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