Mount Humphreys
For the highest point in Arizona, see Humphreys Peak.
| Mount Humphreys | |
|---|---|
 Mount Humphreys from the east | |
| Elevation | 13,992 ft (4,265 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 2,563 ft (781 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | North Palisade[2] |
| Listing | SPS Emblem peak[3] |
| Location | |
| Location | Fresno / Inyo counties, California, U.S. |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W / 37.270545708°N 118.672999478°WCoordinates: 37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W / 37.270545708°N 118.672999478°W[4] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Tom |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1904 by Edward C. Hutchinson and James S. Hutchinson[5] |
| Easiest route | Climb, class 4[3] |
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 14th highest peak in California,[6] 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.[5]
See also
- John Muir Wilderness
- Inyo National Forest
- Sierra National Forest (Highest Point)
- Thirteener
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mount Humphreys, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "Humphreys, Mount". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ↑ "Mt Humphreys". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
Media related to Mount Humphreys at Wikimedia Commons- "Mount Humphreys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-01-11.