Milestone Mountain

Milestone Mountain is a thirteener on the Great Western Divide,^[1] a subrange of the Sierra Nevada. The summit marks a point on the boundary between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. It is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of Midway Mountain and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) northeast of Triple Divide Peak. It takes its name from the shape of the obelisk on its peak, and has been called this since at least 1873.^[6]

Milestone Mountain
Milestone Mountain, July 1932 (East Side)
Highest point
Elevation	13,644 ft (4,159 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	711 ft (217 m)[1]
Parent peak	Midway Mountain[1]
Listing	SPS Mountaineers peak[2] Western States Climbers Star peak[3]
Coordinates	36°38′05″N 118°29′07″W[4]
Geography
Milestone Mountain Show map of California Milestone Mountain Show map of the United States
Location	Tulare County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Great Western Divide
Topo map	USGS Mount Brewer
Climbing
First ascent	July 14, 1912 by William E. Colby, Francis Farquhar and Robert Price.[5]
Easiest route	Exposed scramble, class 3[5]

References

1. "Milestone Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
2. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
3. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
4. "Milestone Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
5. Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-0898869712.
6. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-09-10.

External links

• "Milestone Mountain". SummitPost.org.