Mount Emerson (California)
Mount Emerson is located in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County in eastern California in the southwestern United States.[1] Mount Emerson is the 116th highest mountain in California and the 671st highest mountain in the United States.[6]
| Mount Emerson | |
|---|---|
 Mount Emerson Summit Ridge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,210 ft (4,026 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 724 ft (221 m) [1] |
| Listing | Sierra Club Sierra Peaks Section[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°14′33″N 118°39′15″W [3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Inyo County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 1, 1926 by Norman Clyde[4] |
| Easiest route | Exposed scramble (class 3)[5] |
History
Mount Emerson is named in honor of the essayist, poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. John Muir wrote in a letter to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr that "I have named a grand wide-winged mountain on the head of the Joaquin Mount Emerson. Its head is high above its fellows and wings are white with ice and snow."[7] It has been suggested that Muir might have intended to confer the poet's name on Mount Humphreys which had already been named by the Whitney Survey.[8]
Mount Emerson viewed from the east
References
- "Mount Emerson, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club.
- "Mount Emerson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 243. ISBN 9780871561473.
- Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 9780898869712.
- "Mount Emerson". The Peakery. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- Badè, William Frederic. "The Life and Letters of John Muir". Sierra Club. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- Browning, Peter. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. p. 65. ISBN 089997-047-8.
External links
- "Mount Emerson". SummitPost.org.
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