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Mount Russell is a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California, about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north of Mount Whitney. With an elevation of 14,094 feet (4,296 m) it is the seventh-highest peak in the state.

Mount Russell
Mount Russell, south slope.
Highest point
Elevation	14,094 ft (4,296 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,096 ft (334 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Whitney[2]
Listing	California fourteeners 7th[3] SPS Mountaineers peak[4] Western States Climbers Star peak[5]
Coordinates	36°35′26″N 118°17′21″W[6]
Geography
Mount Russell
Location	Inyo and Tulare counties California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Whitney
Climbing
First ascent	June 24, 1926 by Norman Clyde[7]
Easiest route	Exposed Scramble, class 3[7]

Geography

Mount Russell is located on the Sierra Crest, which in this area marks the boundary between the John Muir Wilderness, the Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Park; and the boundary between Inyo County and Tulare County. It rises just southwest of Tulainyo Lake, one of the highest and largest of the high alpine lakes of the southern Sierra.

History

The peak was named for Israel Cook Russell, an American geologist who was a member of the Wheeler Survey and who was best known for his explorations in Alaska.[8]

Climbing

The first ascent of Mount Russell was on June 24, 1926, by famed Sierra mountaineer Norman Clyde. It offers climbers at least a dozen routes, from multiple scrambling routes (class 3) to a serious technical route (Grade IV, 5.10).[7]

Mount Russell sees far less traffic than its much more famous neighbor Mount Whitney. However, since its southern and eastern slopes fall in the Mount Whitney Zone of the Inyo National Forest, these approaches are governed by stricter access limits. From May to October, only ten people per day are permitted to enter the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek for overnight use. Day-use climbers are grouped with the Whitney Main Trail day-use quota. This puts climbers on Russell's most common approaches in competition with climbers on Whitney's popular Mountaineer's Route, and also with the Main Trail users.[9]

See also

• List of California fourteeners
• Mount Randy Morgenson

References

External links

• "Mount Russell". SummitPost.org.

На других языках

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- [en] Mount Russell (California)

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[fr] Mont Russell

Le mont Russell, en anglais : Mount Russell, est un sommet culminant à 4 294 mètres d'altitude dans le centre de la Californie, à l'Ouest des États-Unis. Il fait partie de la Sierra Nevada et se situe à proximité du mont Whitney, le point culminant du massif et le plus haut sommet du pays en dehors de l'Alaska. Il est constitué de granite. Il est nommé en l'honneur du géographe et géologue Israel Cook Russell. Il est gravi pour la première fois par 1926 par Norman Clyde (en). La montagne est protégée par la réserve intégrale John Muir et la forêt nationale d'Inyo à l'est, tandis qu'elle est incluse dans le parc national de Sequoia à l'ouest.

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[ru] Рассел (гора, Калифорния)

Гора Рассел (англ. Mount Russell), горная вершина в системе Сьерра-Невада в Калифорнии, США[2], на территории национального парка Секвойя. Находится в 1,3 км к северу от горы Уитни (самой высокой в хребте). В высоте достигает 4296 метров (7-ое место среди вершин штата).

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