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Mount Starr King is a symmetrical granite dome in Yosemite National Park, whose highest point is 9,096 feet (2,772 m) above sea level.

Mount Starr King
Mount Starr King's west face.
Highest point
Elevation	9,096 ft (2,772 m)[1] NAVD 88
Prominence	1,012 ft (308 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Clark[2]
Listing	SPS Mountaineers peak[3]
Coordinates	37°42′10″N 119°31′04″W[4]
Geography
Location	Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Half Dome
Climbing
First ascent	August 1876 by George Bailey and E. S. Schuyler via Northeast Side, class 5.2[5]
Easiest route	Rock climb, class 5[3]

Climbing Starr King's dome requires technical skills or equipment, and the easiest routes are rated low class 5 in the Yosemite Decimal System.[3]

It was named for Thomas Starr King, a Unitarian preacher and political activist.[6] It has historically been known by various names including Kings Peak, See-wah-lam, South Dome, and Tis-sa-ack.[4]

See also

• Mount Starr King, a New Hampshire mountain named for Starr King

References

External links

• "Mount Starr King". SummitPost.org.

На других языках

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- [en] Mount Starr King (California)

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[fr] Mont Starr King

Le mont Starr King (en anglais : Mount Starr King) est un sommet de la Sierra Nevada, aux États-Unis. Il culmine à 2 771 mètres d'altitude dans le comté de Mariposa, en Californie. Il est protégé au sein de la Yosemite Wilderness, dans le parc national de Yosemite.

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