Temple Crag
Temple Crag from Second Lake, in the North Fork of Big Pine Creek drainage.
Highest point
Elevation12,982 ft (3,957 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence246 ft (75 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Gayley[2]
Listing
Coordinates37°06′35″N 118°29′33″W / 37.1096552°N 118.4926056°W / 37.1096552; -118.4926056[5]
Geography
Temple Crag is located in California
Temple Crag
Temple Crag
Location in California
LocationInyo County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Split Mountain
Climbing
Easiest routeExposed scramble, class 3[3]

Temple Crag is a mountain peak in the Palisades group of peaks of the Sierra Nevada with an elevation of 12,982 feet (3,957 m). The peak lies east of the Sierra Crest, between Mount Gayley and Mount Alice, straddling the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek. The peak's north face forms the backdrop for part of the North Fork Big Pine Creek hiking trail in the John Muir Wilderness and Inyo National Forest. It is also a rock climbing destination, with its arêtes hosting the routes Venusian Blind, Moon Goddess Arete, Sun Ribbon Arete, and Dark Star.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Temple Crag, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Temple Crag". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. 1 2 "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Temple Crag". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  6. ↑ "Temple Crag : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2022-03-30.


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