Homers Nose-9,009' (Silver City) (36.3849844, -118.7390489)Homers Cove-740' (Woodlake) (36.4924486, -119.0159371)
Homers Ranch-646' (Woodlake) (36.4724488, -119.0245483)
Homers Nose Grove-6,778' (Moses Mountain) (36.3718684 , -118.7273907)
Description:
Named in 1872. John Homer, a veteran of the Mexican War, serving under Kearny; came to Visalia in 1853; a pioneer of the Kaweah region. (Chester Versteeg, from Homer family.)
The Indians say that the first Wutchumna Indians were “created” here by Tsohit, the Eagle God, and the Wolf God. (George W. Stewart.)
Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar
From GNIS:
- Homer's Nose. In Sequoia National Park, at the head of Squaw Creek and on the southeast end of Salt Creek Ridge.
Trips:
References:
- Summit-site description
- Bob Burd's hike description
- Trip report on Climbers.org also an earlier report by Steve Eckert
- Peakbagger
- Trip report on Peaks for Freaks. Also a nice picture showing the difference between Homer's Nose and Brow
- Sierra Peaks trip report and a second report
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