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Olancha Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. It rises to an elevation of 12,132 feet (3,698 m)[1] on the Tulare-Inyo county line in the South Sierra Wilderness.[2] It takes its name from the nearby town of Olancha.[5]

Olancha Peak
Olancha Peak seen from Bald Mountain, summer 2007.
Highest point
Elevation	12,132 ft (3,698 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	3,083 ft (940 m)[2]
Parent peak	Cirque Peak[3]
Isolation	14.71 mi (23.67 km)[2]
Listing	SPS Emblem peak[4]
Coordinates	36°15′55″N 118°07′05″W[1]
Geography
Olancha Peak Show map of California Olancha Peak Show map of the United States
Location	Tulare / Inyo counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Olancha
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble, class 2[4]

The mountain is also known as "Indianhead" and "the Sleeping Maiden", as some think that parts of the ridgeline of the southern slope of the mountain, when viewed from certain angles, resembles either the face of a man or the figure of a woman lying on her back.

The peak is one of the highest in the Sierra Nevada south of Mount Whitney. It is the southernmost peak that is significantly above treeline on the Sierra Nevada escarpment.[6] Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation the mountain receives consists of snow.[7]

References

External links

• "Olancha Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
• "Olancha Peak". SummitPost.org.

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Der Olancha Peak ist ein 3704 m[1] hoher Berg im Bundesstaat Kalifornien in den Vereinigten Staaten. Er liegt auf der Grenze zwischen dem Inyo und Tulare County und befindet sich am Rand der Golden Trout Wilderness im Inyo National Forest.

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