Mount Baxter is a peak along the crest of the Sierra Nevada in California. Mount Baxter is on the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness just north of Baxter Pass and to the northeast of the Rae Lakes, a popular backpacking destination along the John Muir Trail.
| Mount Baxter | |
|---|---|
 Mount Baxter is on the right, viewed from the north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,141 ft (4,005 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 603 ft (184 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Acrodectes Peak[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section[3] |
| Coordinates | 36°51′41″N 118°21′44″W / 36.861513°N 118.362139°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Baxter  Mount Baxter | |
| Location | Fresno and Inyo counties, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Kearsarge Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Granitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1905 by George Davis[4] |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 2[4] |
Mount Baxter is named for John Baxter, who was a rancher in the Owens Valley.[5]
The mountain provides habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and was closed to entry in the recent past.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Baxter, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ "Mount Baxter". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 275–276. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-89997-119-3.
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