Birch_Mountain_(California)

Birch Mountain (California)

Birch Mountain (California)

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Birch Mountain, or Paokrung (Northern Paiute for "Mountain of Stone"[4]), is one of the fifty highest peaks of California. Of the major peaks of the Palisades, it stands farthest from the Sierra Crest.

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Judging by its few summit register entries, it is climbed far less than its nearby fourteener neighbors on the crest.[6] But its placement on the Sierra Peaks Section list[2] adds to its appeal to peak baggers, and its low technical demand makes it a rewarding ski mountaineering destination.[7]

See also

Birch Mountain centered, from the northeast across Owens Valley.

References

  1. [1]
    "Birch Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  2. [2]
    "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  3. [3]
    "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  4. [4]
    "Birch Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
  5. [5]
    Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 224. ISBN 978-0898869712.
  6. [6]
    "Birch Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  7. [7]
    "Birch Mountain's Southeast Face". SierraDescent.com. Retrieved 2008-09-14.


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