Mount Humphreys

This article is about a mountain in California. For the mountain in Yellowstone National Park, see Mount Humphreys (Wyoming).

For the highest point in Arizona, see Humphreys Peak.

Mount Humphreys
Mount Humphreys from the south
Highest point
Elevation	13,992 ft (4,265 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	2563 ft (781 m)[1]
Isolation	14.71 mi (23.67 km)[1]
Listing	North America highest peaks 62nd US highest major peaks 47th California highest major peaks 6th SPS Emblem peak[2] Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[3] Western States Climbers Star peak[4]
Coordinates	37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W[5]
Geography
Mount Humphreys  Fresno / Inyo counties, California, U.S.  Show map of California Mount Humphreys Mount Humphreys (the United States) Show map of the United States
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Tom
Climbing
First ascent	1904 by Edward C. Hutchinson and James S. Hutchinson[6]
Easiest route	Climb, class 4[2]

Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada on the Fresno-Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 13th highest peak in California (the highest peak that is not a fourteener),[7] and the highest peak in the Bishop area. The mountain was named by the California Geological Survey of 1873 for Andrew A. Humphreys, the chief engineer of the United States Army at the time.[6]

See also

• List of mountain peaks of California

References

1. "Mount Humphreys, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
2. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
3. "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
4. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
5. "Mt Humphreys". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
6. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
7. "California 13,500-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-17.

External links

• Media related to Mount Humphreys at Wikimedia Commons
• "Mount Humphreys". SummitPost.org.
• "Mount Humphreys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.