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Mount Brewer is on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in Kings Canyon National Park,[8]

Mount Brewer
Mount Brewer from East Lake
Highest point
Elevation13,576 ft (4,138 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,168 ft (356 m)[1]
Parent peakMidway Mountain[2]
Listing
  • Ultra-prominent peak
  • SPS Emblem peak[3]
  • Western States Climbers Star peak[4]
Coordinates36°42′31″N 118°29′07″W[5]
Geography
LocationTulare County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada, Great Western Divide
Topo mapUSGS Mount Brewer[1]
Climbing
First ascentJuly 2, 1864 by William H. Brewer and Charles F. Hoffmann[6]
Easiest routeEasy scramble, class 2[7]

The peak was named for William Henry Brewer who worked on the first California Geological Survey and was the first Chair of Agriculture at Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School. He was chief of the field party that explored the central High Sierra in 1864.[6]

South Guard, Mt. Brewer (center) and North Guard (right), by Ansel Adams ca. 1936
South Guard, Mt. Brewer (center) and North Guard (right), by Ansel Adams ca. 1936

See also



References


  1. "Mount Brewer, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  2. "Longley Pass". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  3. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  4. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  5. "Mount Brewer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  6. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
  7. Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 275. ISBN 978-0871561473.
  8. "Mount Brewer". Acme Mapper. Retrieved 2016-03-24.


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