Monday, January 19, 1970

Place: CA-Sawtooth


Sawtooth Pass-11,558' (Mineral King)  (36.4602183,  -118.5625928)
Sawtooth Peak-12,333' (Mineral King)  (36.4552182, -118.5550926)

Description:
Climbed by Joseph Walter Lovelace, 1871, while deer-hunting; probably the first ascent. Climbed by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Trauger, 1873. Known in early days as Miners Peak. (Chester Versteeg.)  From Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar

From the GNIS Database:
  • Sawtooth Pass: In Sequoia National Park, on the north side of Sawtooth Peak, west of Columbine Lake and 3.2 km (2 mi) northeast of the settlement of Mineral King. (US-T121)
  • Sawtooth Peak: In Sequoia National Park on the Great Western Divide, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) northeast of Monarch Lakes and 1.6 km (1 mi) west of Needham Mountain. (US-T121)
Alternative Names from DNIS Database:
  • Sawtooth Pass: Called Glacier Pass: U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase
  •  Sawtooth Peak: Called Miners Peak-U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase
  • Sawtooth Peak: Saw Tooth Peak-Browning, Peter. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press, 1986. p193

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