Laurel Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,818 ft (3,602 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 1,018 ft (310 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 37°34′49″N 118°53′29″W / 37.580305586°N 118.891394436°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Mono County, California, United States |
Parent range | Sherwin Range, Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Bloody Mountain |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1926 by Norman Clyde[3] |
Easiest route | Hike, class 1[3] |
Laurel Mountain is a peak in Mono County, California. It lies in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada and is in the Inyo National Forest and the John Muir Wilderness. It reaches a height of 11,818 feet (3,602 m)[1] and is largely composed of metamorphic rock caused by contact with an intruding pluton in the late Cretaceous.[4]
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References
- ^ a b c "Laurel". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ "Laurel Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 367. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ Lackey, JS; Valley, JW (2004). "Complex patterns of fluid flow during wollastonite formation in calcareous sandstones at Laurel Mountain, Mt. Morrison Pendant, California". GSA Bulletin. 116 (1–2): 76–93. doi:10.1130/B25239.1.
External links
- "Laurel Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Laurel Mountain". SummitPost.org.