North Guard
| North Guard | |
|---|---|
Northeast aspect, from Glen Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,327 ft (4,062 m) |
| Prominence | 532 ft (162 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Brewer (13,569 ft) |
| Isolation | 0.62 mi (1.00 km) |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 36°42′59″N 118°29′24″W / 36.7165267°N 118.4900379°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kings Canyon National Park Tulare County California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada Great Western Divide |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Brewer |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | granitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 12, 1925 Norman Clyde |
| Easiest route | class 4 South slope |
North Guard is a remote 13,327-foot-elevation (4,062-meter) mountain summit located near the northern end of the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) southeast of Mount Farquhar, and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north-northwest of Mount Brewer, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 3,858 feet (1,176 meters) above East Lake in three miles. North Guard ranks as the 87th highest summit in California, and the second highest point of the northern Great Western Divide. It's not as high as Mount Brewer, but offers better climbing and is considered one of the classic climbing routes in the Sierra Nevada.