Norman Clyde Peak

Norman Clyde Peak
Norman Clyde Peak from the northeast, seen over the autumn colors on Big Pine Creek near Glacier Lodge, October 2007.
Elevation	13,855 ft (4,223 m) [1]
Prominence	272 ft (83 m) [1]
Parent peak	Middle Palisade [1]
Listing	SPS Mountaineers peak [2]
Location
Location	Fresno and Inyo counties, California, USA
Range	Sierra Nevada
Coordinates	37°04′30″N 118°28′22″W / 37.0749337°N 118.4728815°W / 37.0749337; -118.4728815Coordinates: 37°04′30″N 118°28′22″W / 37.0749337°N 118.4728815°W / 37.0749337; -118.4728815[3]
Topo map	USGS Split Mountain
Climbing
First ascent	1930 by Norman Clyde [4]
Easiest route	Scramble

Norman Clyde Peak, standing 13,855 feet (4,223 m) tall, is in natural company among the high peaks of the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada in California. It lies on the Palisades' main ridge, between Middle Palisade and Palisade Crest. Norman Clyde Glacier on its north face, and Middle Palisade Glacier on its east both feed the headwaters of the South Fork of Big Pine Creek. It is named posthumously for mountaineer Norman Clyde, who first climbed it by way of the Norman Clyde Glacier in 1930.^[4]

See also

• Mountain peaks of California
• Palisades of the Sierra Nevada

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Norman Clyde Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2731. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
2. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
3. ^ "Norman Clyde Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1659244. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. Sierra Club Books. pp. 351. ISBN 0871561476.