Mount Starr King (California)

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Mount Starr King

West face from Glacier Point Road, January 2008.
Elevation 9,092 feet (2,771 m)[1]
Location California, USA
Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 37°42′9.94″N 119°31′3.19″W / 37.7027611, -119.5175528Coordinates: 37°42′9.94″N 119°31′3.19″W / 37.7027611, -119.5175528[1]
Topo map USGS Half Dome
First ascent George Bailey and E. S. Schuyler, 1876[2]
Easiest route climb (YDS class 5)[3]
Mount Starr King
Mount Starr King

Mount Starr King is a symmetrical granite dome in Yosemite National Park, whose highest point is 9,092 feet (2,771 m) above sea level.

Starr King's dome requires technical skills or equipment to summit, and is rated class 5 in the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS).[3]

It is named to commemorate Unitarian preacher and political activist Thomas Starr King[2]. It has historically been known by other names, including Kings Peak, See-wah-lam, South Dome, and Tis-sa-ack.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Mount Starr King. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
  2. ^ a b Farquhar, Francis P. [1926]. Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved on 2008-01-27. 
  3. ^ a b SummitPost - Mount Starr King. SummitPost.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
  4. ^ Mount Starr King. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.


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