- Sawtooth Peak
Infobox Mountain
Name = Sawtooth Peak
Photo = Sawtooth.jpg
Caption = Sawtooth Peak's west face over the Mineral King Valley, September 2005.
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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Sawtooth Peak inCalifornia
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coordinates_ref = Cite gnis|1655009|Sawtooth Peak|19-Jan-1981|2008-09-14]
latd=36 | latm=27 | lats=19 | latNS=N
longd=118 | longm=33 | longs=18 | longEW=WElevation = Convert|12343|ft|m|0|lk=on cite web
url = http://www.peaklist.org/CAmtnatlas/tables/whitney/whitney.html
title = MOUNT WHITNEY - California Mountain Atlas
work = peaklist.org
accessdate = 2008-09-14 ]Location =
Sequoia National Park , Tulare County,California , USA
Range = Sierra Nevada
Prominence = Convert|663|ft|m|0|lk=on
Parent peak = Needham Mountain
Coordinates = Coord|36|27|19|N|118|33|18|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_source:GNIS|display=inline,title|name=Sawtooth Peak
Topographic
USGS Mineral King
Type =Granite
Age =First ascent =
1871 Joseph Lovelace cite book
last=Secor
first=R.J.
title= The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails
origyear=1999
edition=2nd
publisher=The Mountaineers Books
location=Seattle
isbn=0-89886-625-1 ]Easiest route = Northwest ridge from Sawtooth Pass (scramble)
Listing = SPS peak cite web
url=http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.htm
title = Peaks List
work =Sierra Club Sierra Peaks Section
accessdate=2008-09-14 ]Sawtooth Peak is a jagged mountain rising to a height of Convert|12343|ft|m|0. It is an iconic landmark of the
Mineral King region of the Sierra Nevada, inSequoia National Park . In the past, it was known as Miner's Peak.cite book |last=Farquhar |first=Francis P. |authorlink=Francis P. Farquhar |title= Place Names of the High Sierra |origyear=1926 |url=http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/s.html |accessdate=2007-08-09 |publisher=Sierra Club |location=San Francisco ] It contains an abundant supply of gold and mercury.Climbing Sawtooth
The easiest approach is from the valley to Sawtooth Pass, and then up the northwest slope of the peak. It was first known to be climbed by Joseph Lovelace during a deer hunt in 1871.
Today, this approach is even easier, with trails going most of the distance. The trailhead, shared with the Timber Gap trail, is located in the Mineral King Valley, about 1/2 mile uphill from the Ranger Station. It starts at Convert|7500|ft|m|-2, is approximately Convert|7|mi|km|-1 round trip, and the route reaches a final elevation of Convert|12343|ft|m|0 at the peak.
References
External links
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* [http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/mkvc.htm NPS - Visiting Mineral King]
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