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Mount Mallory
Mount Mallory
	Mount Mallory centered, from Mt. Whitney
Highest point
Elevation	13,851 ft (4,222 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	722 ft (220 m)
Parent peak	Mount LeConte
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section; Western States Climbers Emblem peak ;
Coordinates	36°32′56″N 118°15′46″W / 36.548824°N 118.2628674°W
Geography
	Mount Mallory
Location	Inyo / Tulare counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Whitney
Climbing
First ascent	1925 by Norman Clyde
Easiest route	East Slopes, class 2

Mount Mallory is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada of California. The boundary between Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Park runs across the summit. The peak was named in memory of George H. Leigh Mallory, of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, who was lost on Mount Everest, June, 1924. Norman Clyde advanced Mallory's and Andrew Irvine's names following their loss after attaining the highest altitude reached by a mountain climber.^[5]^[6]

Geography

Mount Mallory is located southeast of Mount Whitney, and is flanked to the north by Mount Irvine, and to the southeast by Mount LeConte. The southwest side, in Tulare County, is in Sequoia National Park. The north and east sides, in Inyo County, are in the John Muir Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest.

Climbing

There are several routes typically used to climb Mount Mallory. It can be climbed from the East via Green Pass from the Meysan Lake Trailhead, or it can be climbed from the west via Arc Pass. The East slopes present the most obvious route, and the mountain is often climbed in conjunction with Mount Irvine.^[7]