Olancha Peak

Olancha Peak
Olancha Peak
	Olancha Peak seen from Bald Mountain, summer 2007.
Highest point
Elevation	12,132 ft (3,698 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	3,083 ft (940 m)
Parent peak	Cirque Peak (12,900 ft)
Isolation	16.06 mi (25.85 km)
Listing	SPS Emblem peak
Coordinates	36°15′55″N 118°07′05″W / 36.265179578°N 118.11815035°WCoordinates: 36°15′55″N 118°07′05″W / 36.265179578°N 118.11815035°W
Geography
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Location	Tulare / Inyo counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Olancha
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble, class 2

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]

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]

Olancha Peak's east aspect seen from Owens Valley

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Olancha". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Olancha Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Olancha Peak - 12,123' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
^ Google Earth images.
^ "Subsection M261Eo - Glaciated Batholith". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2014-01-18.

External links[]

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

[ngs-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Olancha". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-27.

[pb-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Olancha Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.

[listsofjohn-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Olancha Peak - 12,123' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[SPS-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.

[Farquhar-5] Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-06-25.

[6] Google Earth images.

[7] "Subsection M261Eo - Glaciated Batholith". U.S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2014-01-18.

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