Places: CA-Split Mountain

 

 
Split Mountain-14,058' (Split Mountain) (37.0209599, -118.4225361)

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Description:

“To the north of this gap the crest rises into a huge mountain with a double summit . . . which I called Split Mountain.” (Bolton Coit Brown, in S.C.B., 1896, I:8, p. 309.) Called Southeast Palisade by Wheeler Survey, also known as South Palisade, but not properly part of the Palisade range. (J. N. Le Conte.)

First ascent by Mrs. Helen M. Le Conte, Joseph N. Le Conte, Curtis M. Lindley, July 23, 1902. (S.C.B., 1903, IV:4, p. 262.—See, also, S.C.B., 1922, X:3, p. 314.)   From  Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar

According to GNIS, also called:

• South Palisade-Hoover, Mildred B., et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1966.
• Southeast Palisade-Hoover, Mildred B., et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1966.

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References:

• Summit Post
• Wikipedia
• She Dreams of Alpine blog
  

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