Mount Agassiz (California)
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Mount Agassiz, at 13,899 feet (4,236 m), is one of the 20 highest peaks of California. It is the northernmost and easiest to climb of the major Palisades summits.[6] This peak is not to be confused with the 9,967-foot (3,038 m) peak by the same name in Desolation Wilderness, also in the California Sierra.
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Mount Agassiz | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,899 ft (4,236 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 893 ft (272 m)[1] |
Parent peak | North Palisade[2] |
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Coordinates | 37°06′43″N 118°31′51″W[5] |
Geography | |
Location | Fresno and Inyo counties, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Palisades, Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS North Palisade |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 30, 1925 by Norman Clyde[6] |
Easiest route | West slope, scramble, (class 2)[6] |
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