Split Mountain (California)
| Split Mountain | |
|---|---|
Sunrise on Split Mountain's east face, September 2004. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 14,064 ft (4,287 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 1,525 ft (465 m) |
| Parent peak | North Palisade |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°01′15″N 118°25′21″W / 37.020941494°N 118.422410153°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Fresno / Inyo counties, Calif., U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Split Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1887, Frank Saulque and party |
| Easiest route | North slope, scramble (class 2) |
Split Mountain is a fourteener in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, near the southeast end of the Palisades group of peaks. It is the only fourteener in the watershed of the South Fork Kings River, and it rises to 14,064 feet (4,287 m), making it the eighth-highest peak in the state.