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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 13th highest peak in California (the highest peak that is not a fourteener),[7] 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.[6]

Mount Humphreys
Mount Humphreys from the south
Highest point
Elevation13,992 ft (4,265 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2563 ft (781 m)[1]
Isolation14.71 mi (23.67 km)[1]
Listing
Coordinates37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W[5]
Geography
LocationFresno / Inyo counties, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Tom
Climbing
First ascent1904 by Edward C. Hutchinson and James S. Hutchinson[6]
Easiest routeClimb, class 4[2]

See also



References


  1. "Mount Humphreys, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  2. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  4. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  5. "Mt Humphreys". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  6. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
  7. "California 13,500-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-17.




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[de] Mount Humphreys (Kalifornien)

Der Mount Humphreys ist ein 4265 m[2] hoher Berg in der Sierra Nevada im Bundesstaat Kalifornien der Vereinigten Staaten. Er liegt auf der Grenze von Inyo County und Fresno County in der John Muir Wilderness. Der Berg wurde 1906 von Edward und James Hutchinson erstbestiegen.[1]
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