Mount Williamson
Mountain in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Williamson, at an elevation of 14,379 feet (4,383 m), is the second-highest mountain in both the Sierra Nevada range and the state of California, and the sixth-highest peak in the contiguous United States.
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Mount Williamson | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 14,379 ft (4,383 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 1,643 ft (501 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Whitney[2] |
Isolation | 5.44 mi (8.75 km)[1] |
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Coordinates | 36°39′22″N 118°18′40″W[6] |
Geography | |
Location | Inyo County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Williamson |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1884 by William L. Hunter and C. Mulholland[7] |
Easiest route | Southeast face from George Creek, easy scramble, class 2[7] |
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