Bear Creek Spire

Bear Creek Spire

Bear Creek Spire
Highest point
Elevation 13,726 ft (4,184 m) [1]
Prominence 1,440 ft (440 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°22′05″N 118°46′03″W / 37.368012°N 118.767505°W / 37.368012; -118.767505Coordinates: 37°22′05″N 118°46′03″W / 37.368012°N 118.767505°W / 37.368012; -118.767505 [1]
Geography
Location Inyo County, California,
United States
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Mount Hilgard

Bear Creek Spire is located in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County in eastern California in the southwestern United States [1] and is the 46th highest mountain in California and the 225st highest mountain in the United States.[2] Bear Creek Spire is part of the John Muir Wilderness and the Inyo National Forest.[1]

History

Bear Creek Spire from Dade Lake
On the approach from Dade Lake to the East Arete of Bear Creek Spire

Bear Creek Spire was named in 1908 by Joseph LeConte, James Hutchinson and Duncan McDuffie, because of its position at the head of the Hilgard Branch of Bear Creek.[3]

Climbing

The first ascent of Bear Creek Spire was a solo climb by Hermann Ulrichs in 1923 up its west face.[3][4] Norman Clyde established the Northeast Face route in October 1931 and a route up the Northeast Buttress in May 1932.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bear Creek Spire, California". peakbagger.com. peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bear Creek Spire". http://peakery.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 "Bear Creek Spire". Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Scrambles on Bear Creek Spire, Sierra Nevada (First Ascent from the East)". http://publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved October 13, 2014. External link in |website= (help)
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