Point Powell Point Wesley Mt. Powell Sun, Aug 6, 2006 With: Bill Peters Cliff Agocs Cory Fitzpatrick Evan Rasmussen Rick Kent Glenn Gookin Tom Becht Mike Larkin Matthew Holliman Mark Thomas Ron Hudson Steve Copson Monique Polumbo Tom Seeba Scott Hanson Corinne Newton Maggie Dann		Etymology Point Powell Point Wesley Mt. Powell	Story	Photos / Slideshow	Maps: 1 2	Profile

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The first ascent was by Walter L. Huber and James Rennie on August 1, 1925. 'The very summit is an overhanging rock of enormous size. A careless step might result in a drop to the glacier ice far below under the north face.' (SCB 12, no. 3, 1926: 250-51.)

On the 15-minute quad, the peak is the one to the left of the name. The glacier, north of the peak, is named only on the 7.5-minute quad."
- Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada

There are three summits on this peak, each which have at various times been referred to as Mt. Powell. Informally, the three have been called "Point John," "Point Wesley," and "Point Powell." To this day the USGS has Point John (the highest of the three) as Mount Powell, while the Sierra Club's SPS has Point Powell (the more aesthetic and challenging) as Mount Powell.

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