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Olancha Peak
Olancha Peak from Bald Mountain.jpg
Olancha Peak seen from Bald Mountain, summer 2007.
Highest point
Elevation 12,132 ft (3,698 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 3,083 ft (940 m)
Listing SPS Emblem peak
Geography
Olancha Peak is located in California
Olancha Peak
Olancha Peak
Location in California
Olancha Peak is located in the United States
Olancha Peak
Olancha Peak
Location in the United States
Location Tulare / Inyo counties, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Olancha
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble, class 2

Olancha Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. It rises to an elevation of 12,132 feet (3,698 m) on the Tulare-Inyo county line in the South Sierra Wilderness. It takes its name from the nearby town of Olancha.

The mountain is also known as "Indianhead" and "the Sleeping Maiden", as some think that parts of the ridgeline of the southern slope of the mountain, when viewed from certain angles, resembles either the face of a man or the figure of a woman lying on her back.

The peak is one of the highest in the Sierra Nevada south of Mount Whitney. It is the southernmost peak that is significantly above treeline on the Sierra Nevada escarpment. Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation the mountain receives consists of snow.

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