Temple Crag
Temple Crag | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,982 ft (3,957 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 246 ft (75 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Gayley[2] |
Listing |
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Coordinates | 37°06′35″N 118°29′33″W / 37.1096552°N 118.4926056°WCoordinates: 37°06′35″N 118°29′33″W / 37.1096552°N 118.4926056°W[5] |
Geography | |
Temple Crag Location in California | |
Location | Inyo County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Split Mountain |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3[3] |
Temple Crag is a popular rock climbing destination in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada. It straddles the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek.
See also[]
- Mountain peaks of California
- The Palisades of the Sierra Nevada
References[]
- ^ a b "Temple Crag, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
- ^ "Temple Crag". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Temple Crag". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
External links[]
- "Temple Crag". SummitPost.org.
- Media related to Temple Crag at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness
- Mountains of Inyo County, California
- Mountains of Northern California
- Inyo County, California geography stubs