Middle Palisade
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Middle Palisade is a peak in the Palisades group
, part of the central Sierra Nevada mountain range in the US state of California
. It is the twelfth highest peak in the state.
Several routes involving exposed scrambling
and/or easy technical rock climbing
(class 4
) exist on the various flanks of Middle Palisade. Some routes involve travel on the Middle Palisade Glacier
. The easiest route involves scrambling (class 3
) up a chute in the east face of the peak.
Palisades (California Sierra)
The Palisades are a group of peaks in the central part of the Sierra Nevada in the US state of California. They are located about southwest of the town of Big Pine, California...
, part of the central Sierra Nevada mountain range in the US state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is the twelfth highest peak in the state.
Several routes involving exposed scrambling
Scrambling
Scrambling is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges. It is an ambiguous term that lies somewhere between hillwalking and rock climbing. It is often distinguished from hillwalking by defining a scramble as a route where hands must be used in the ascent...
and/or easy technical rock climbing
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
(class 4
Yosemite Decimal System
The Yosemite Decimal System is a three-part system used for rating the difficulty of walks, hikes, and climbs. It is primarily used by mountaineers in the United States and Canada. The Class 5 portion of the Class scale is primarily a rock climbing classification system. Originally the system was...
) exist on the various flanks of Middle Palisade. Some routes involve travel on the Middle Palisade Glacier
Middle Palisade Glacier
The Middle Palisade Glacier is a glacier located in the central Sierra Nevada of California. The alpine glacier is situated on the northeast side of Middle Palisade. The glacier is located at...
. The easiest route involves scrambling (class 3
Yosemite Decimal System
The Yosemite Decimal System is a three-part system used for rating the difficulty of walks, hikes, and climbs. It is primarily used by mountaineers in the United States and Canada. The Class 5 portion of the Class scale is primarily a rock climbing classification system. Originally the system was...
) up a chute in the east face of the peak.
See also
- List of California fourteeners
- Mountain peaks of CaliforniaMountain peaks of CaliforniaThis article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of California.Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface...
- Palisades of the Sierra Nevada