Balcony Peak
Disappointment Peak
Middle Palisade

Fri, Aug 12, 2005

With: Michael Graupe
Rick Graham
Matthew Holliman
Mark Thomas
Ron Hudson

 Etymology
Disappointment Peak
Middle Palisade
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Middle Palisade previously climbed Thu, Aug 22, 2002

Middle Palisade (14,012 ft.)

Named by Whitney Survey in 1864

"The Palisades were named by the Brewer party of the Whitney Survey in 1864. '... along the Main crest of the Sierra, is a range of peaks, from 13,500 to 14,000 feet high, which we called "the Palisades." ... they were very grand and fantastic in shape.' (Whitney, Geology, 393.)

The first ascent of the Middle Palisades was made on August 26, 1921, by Francis P. Farquhar and Ansel F. Hall. 'With a shout we greeted the summit as its first visitors. ... The summit of the mountain is an extremely narrow knife-edge. We had to use great care in moving about, as there were many large blocks just poised on the brink.' (SCB 11, no. 3, 1922: 268)"
- Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada

Other peaks named by Whitney Survey:
  • Mt. Abbot
  • Mt. Bielawski
  • Mt. Brewer
  • Mt. Clarence King
  • Mt. Clark
  • Clyde Minaret
  • Mt. Conness
  • Mt. Cotter
  • Mt. Dana
  • Donner Peak
  • East Peak (W)
  • Mt. Gabb
  • Mt. Gardiner
  • Mt. Goddard
  • Mt. Hoffmann
  • Mt. Humphreys
  • Kettle Peak (S)
  • Mt. Lyell
  • Mt. Maclure
  • Mammoth Peak (N)
  • Milestone Mountain
  • North Peak
  • North Palisade
  • Palisade Crest
  • Raymond Peak (N)
  • Red Slate Mountain
  • Mt. Ritter
  • Mt. Silliman
  • Mt. Starr King
  • Table Mountain
  • Tower Peak
  • Mt. Tyndall
  • Unicorn Peak
  • Mt. Warren
  • Mt. Watkins
  • Mt. Whitney
  • Mt. Williamson
    • References to Middle Palisade can also be found in these files:
  • Mt. Francis Farquhar
  • Norman Clyde Peak
    • More of Bob's Trip Reports

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