Mount Emerson is located in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County in eastern California, United States.[1] Mount Emerson is the 116th highest mountain in California and the 671st highest mountain in the United States.[7]
| Mount Emerson | |
|---|---|
 Mount Emerson Summit Ridge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,210 ft (4,026 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 724 ft (221 m)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 37°14′41″N 118°39′35″W / 37.2447003°N 118.6597284°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Emerson Location in California  Mount Emerson Mount Emerson (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 1, 1926 by Norman Clyde[5] |
| Easiest route | Exposed scramble (class 3)[6] |
History edit
Mount Emerson is named in honor of the essayist, poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson. John Muir wrote in a letter to Mrs. Ezra S. Carr that "I have named a grand wide-winged mountain on the head of the Joaquin Mount Emerson. Its head is high above its fellows and wings are white with ice and snow."[8] It has been suggested that Muir might have intended to confer the poet's name on Mount Humphreys which had already been named by the Whitney Survey.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mount Emerson, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ "Mount Emerson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 243. ISBN 978-0871561473.
- ^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ "Mount Emerson". The Peakery. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ Badè, William Frederic. "The Life and Letters of John Muir". Sierra Club. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ Browning, Peter. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. p. 65. ISBN 089997-047-8.
External links edit
- "Mount Emerson". SummitPost.org.