Mount Solomons is a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. It rises to 13,040 feet (3,975 m) directly above Muir Pass. Mount Solomons was named after Theodore Solomons, an explorer of the Sierra Nevada mountains, who mapped and established what is now the northern half of John Muir Trail.[4]
| Mount Solomons | |
|---|---|
 Mount Solomons (center left) from the John Muir Trail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,040 ft (3,975 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 554 ft (169 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°06′23″N 118°40′26″W / 37.1063255°N 118.6739968°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Solomons  Mount Solomons | |
| Location | Fresno County, Kings Canyon National Park, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1929 by M.H. Pramme and T.F. Harms[3] |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 2[3] |
The peak is on the Goddard Divide in Kings Canyon National Park and overlooks Evolution Basin.[5] A scramble from the Muir trail at Muir pass leads to the summit.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mount Solomons, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ "Mount Solomons". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ a b c Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 281. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 204. ISBN 0899970478.
- ^ "Mount Solomons". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2012-03-18.