Leavitt Peak

Leavitt Peak
Leavitt Peak
	North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	11,573 ft (3,527 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	2,049 ft (625 m)
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section; Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List; Western States Climbers Emblem peak;
Coordinates	38°17′10″N 119°39′05″W / 38.286192556°N 119.651263039°WCoordinates: 38°17′10″N 119°39′05″W / 38.286192556°N 119.651263039°W
Geography
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Location	Mono / Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Sonora Pass
Climbing
Easiest route	off trail hike, class 1

Leavitt Peak is located in the Emigrant Wilderness near Sonora Pass in the eastern Sierra Nevada range of California. Leavitt Peak is located on the Tuolumne County - Mono County line. The Pacific Crest Trail runs close to the east of Leavitt Peak, at an elevation of about 10,800 feet (3,290 m) elevation.^[6] The peak offers views south to Yosemite National Park and north towards South Lake Tahoe.

Leavitt Peak is named for Hiram Leavitt, a native of New Hampshire and an early judge in Mono County. He built a hotel and home in 1863 at the foot of the east end of Sonora Pass^[7] to serve the growing number of travelers between Sonora and Aurora, primarily miners headed to the gold mines at nearby Bodie. Leavitt also erected a stagecoach station at what is called Leavitt Station. Leavitt Peak is a popular hiking destination. Leavitt Lake and Leavitt Meadow are nearby along the West Walker River and are also named for the early Leavitt family settlers. Leavitt's is recorded on Charles F. Hoffmann's map of 1873.^[8] and Levitt Peak appears on the Mining Bureau map of 1891.

The view south from the summit of Leavitt Peak. Emigrant Wilderness, Eastern Sierra Nevada

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Leavitt". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
^ "Leavitt Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
^ ^a ^b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
^ "Leavitt Peak". SummitPost.org.
^ Gudde, Erwin G (1949). California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary (Paperback ed.). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 185. OCLC 1197857.
^ Topographical Map of Central California together with a part of Nevada, 1873.

External links[]

"Leavitt Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
"The Leavitt House". Bridgeport Inn, Bridgeport, CA. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
"E. Vitus Clampus Bridgeport Inn Marker". The Historical Marker Database. 10 September 1994.

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[ngs-1] "Leavitt". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

[pb-2] "Leavitt Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

[sps-3] "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-10.

[vagmarken-4] "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

[wsc-5] "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

[6] "Leavitt Peak". SummitPost.org.

[7] Gudde, Erwin G (1949). California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary (Paperback ed.). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 185. OCLC 1197857.

[8] Topographical Map of Central California together with a part of Nevada, 1873.

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