Milestone Mountain facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Milestone Mountain |
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Milestone Mountain, July 1932 (East Side)
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,644 ft (4,159 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 711 ft (217 m) |
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 Milestone Mountain
Location in California
Milestone Mountain
Location in the United States
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| Location | Tulare County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Brewer |
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| First ascent | July 14, 1912 via Southwest Ridge, by William E. Colby, Francis Farquhar and Robert Price. |
| Easiest route | Southwest Ridge, East Side, or Northwest Face (all class 3 scrambles) |
Milestone Mountain is a thirteener on the Great Western Divide, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada. The summit marks a point on the boundary between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. It is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of Midway Mountain and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) northeast of Triple Divide Peak. It takes its name from the shape of the obelisk on its peak, and has been called this since at least 1873.
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