- Temple Crag
Infobox Mountain
Name = Temple Crag
Photo = Temple_Crag.jpg
Caption = The north face of Temple Crag from the Big Pine Lakes area, October 2007.
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pushpin_label_position = left
pushpin_map_caption = Location in California
pushpin_mapsize = 150
latd=37|latm=6|lats=35|latNS=N
longd=118|longm=29|longs=33|longEW=W
Elevation = Convert|12976|ft|m|0|lk=on|abbr=on
Location = California, USA
Range = Sierra Nevada
Prominence = About Convert|250|ft|m|0|abbr=oncite map
publisher =United States Geological Survey
title = Split Mountain Quadrangle - California - Inyo Co.
year = 1994
scale = 1:24,000
series = 7.5']
Parent peak = Mount Gayley
Coordinates = coord|37|06|35|N|118|29|33|W|type:mountain_region:US|display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS Split Mountaincite web
url=Gnis3|255121
title=Split Mountain
work=Geographic Names Information System
publisher=United States Geological Survey
accessdate=2008-09-08 ]
First ascent =
Easiest route = Contact Pass (easy rock climb)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 ]Temple Crag is a popular
rock climbing destination in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada. It straddles the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek.References
External links
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150844/temple-crag.html SummitPost - Temple Crag -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering]
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