Norman Clyde Peak | |
Elevation Ft: | 13861 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 272 |
Parent Peak: | Middle Palisade[2] |
Location: | Fresno and Inyo counties, California, U.S. |
Map: | California#USA |
Map Size: | 240 |
Label Position: | below |
Range: | Sierra Nevada |
Coordinates: | 37.0749°N -118.4729°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Topo: | USGS Split Mountain |
First Ascent: | 1930 by Norman Clyde[4] |
Easiest Route: | Exposed climb, |
Norman Clyde Peak, standing 13861feet tall, is in natural company among the high peaks of the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada in California. It raises on the main ridge of the Palisades', between Middle Palisade and Palisade Crest. Norman Clyde Glacier on its north face, and Middle Palisade Glacier on its east both feed the headwaters of the South Fork of Big Pine Creek. It is named posthumously for mountaineer Norman Clyde, who first climbed it by way of the Norman Clyde Glacier in 1930.[4]