Legal: T__S, R__E, Sec__
| Deg | Min | Vertical Deg | Min | Distance | Visible | |
| Delilah |
112
|
45
|
3
|
28
|
19.4
|
No |
| Park Ridge |
103
|
52
|
3
|
36
|
8.5
|
Yes |
| Buck Rock |
129
|
8
|
3
|
33
|
4.6
|
Yes |
Description:
The namer is unknown. A description by Chester Versteeg, who climbed the mountain in 1931, indicates a possible reason for the name. "There is a row of rock formations extending over halfway along the top that looked like ruined fortress walls, due to weathering of a dike different from the native rock." (Farquhar files) The name is on the first Tehipite 30' map, 1905 (SeNF) From Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada
Monday, June 20, three of us went on a peak about five miles east to spy out the country. The view was grand—on the west the whole slope of the Sierra and the great plain, ending in haze—around us the roughest region imaginable—along in front the crest of the Sierra, its more prominent points not less than twelve thousand feet high, with rocks, precipices, pinnacles, canyons, and all the elements to make a sublime landscape. We were up about 9,700 feet, and it was very cold—only three degrees above freezing—and yet there were trees three to four feet in diameter. We had a weary and rough walk back by missing the way; but a hearty supper awaited us and we slept well that night regardless of the cold. From Up and Down California by William Brewer, Book 5 Chapter 2
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