North Palisade, California

Subpeaks	Starlight Peak (14,200 ft/4328 m)
Elevation Info	Summit: 14,242 feet NAVD88 Elevation (?): 14,248 ft / 4343 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	37.09419, -118.514467 (Dec Deg) 37° 5' 39'' N, 118° 30' 52'' W (DMS) 365411 E, 4106394 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Map Source	US Geological Survey (1:24,000)     Sheet: North Palisade (O37118a5)
Country	United States
State/Province	California
County/Second Level Region	Fresno (Highest Point) Inyo
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 351      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 321) Selected Trip Reports - Click on linked Date for full report: Date Climber Type GPS TR Words Link 2023-09-16 Woodward, Lucas TR-510 2023-09-16 Lambert, Christian TR-188 2023-08-01 Pair, Jason TR-183 theearthbeneathyourfeet.com 2021-08-21 Toffey, Michael TR-117 instagram.com 2021-08-08 Cheng, Emily Bei 2021-08-02 Gerlach, Greg TR-549 2021-07-21 Znachko, Mike TR-1916 gaiagps.com (2019-09-09) Kirmse, Andrew TR-1225 photos.app.goo.gl 2019-09-01 Giurgiulescu, Mihai 2019-08-18 Miller, Grant 2019-08-18 Guillaume, Clément TR-991 photos.app.goo.gl (2019-06-15) Abbott, Rick TR-181 2018-09-02 Tse, Derek (2018-08-23) Kirmse, Andrew TR-635 photos.app.goo.gl (2018-08-22) L, Evan TR-206 sierrabighorn.blogspot.com 2018-06-04 Hibbard, Lou TR-152 2017-07-13 Mitchell, Mitch TR-123 2017-06-03 Gilbertson, Eric TR-160 countryhighpoints.com 2016-08-20 Stephens, Rich TR-1806 2016-07-30 Larson, Scott TR-948 (2015-08-01) Newgard, JT TR-593 2014-09-13 Morehouse, James TR-358 2014-08-20 Maki, Mike TR-102 youtu.be 2010-06-26 King, Coby TR-25 cohp.org 2009-09-07 Slayden, Greg TR-4546 2007-08-16 Poulin, Dennis TR-1432 (1990) Kensiski, David TR-159 1984-08-23 Gerlach, Greg TR-211 1967-08-24 Johnson, Frederick TR-283 (1948-07-18) Johnson, Frederick TR-274
Peak Lists that contain North Palisade      California 14,000-foot Peaks (Rank #4)      Fred Beckey's Great Peaks of the Continent (Rank #7)      High Points of Counties Crossed by the Pacific Crest Trail (Rank #5)      USA Lower 48 Drainage Basin High Points (Rank #8)      USA 48-States 14,000-foot Peaks (Rank #21)      Porcella/Burns California Fourteeners (Rank #4)      Customary Western USA Fourteeners (Rank #21)      U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feet - 48 States (Rank #19)      Apex (Toughest) CoHPs (Rank #2)      Fifty Highest CoHPs in Lower 48 (Rank #15)      U.S. County High Points over 13,000 feet (Rank #24)      5000 foot gain CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #7)      USA Lower 48 Range4 High Points (Rank #10)      Fifty Highest CoHPs (Rank #20)      United States 14,000-foot Peaks (Rank #43)      Top 10 County High Points Grid for U.S. States (Rank #19)      North America 14,000-foot Peaks (Rank #63)      California County High Points (Rank #4)      California Peaks with 25 Miles of Isolation (Rank #20)      2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #163) (Peak is on over 20 lists; Not all shown here.)
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The North Palisade massif glows in evening alpenglow from Palisade Basin (2009-09-06). Photo by Grant Myers. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 2894 ft/882 m   Optimistic Prominence: 2894 ft/882 m   Line Parent: Mount Williamson   Key Col: Sawmill Pass    11,348 ft/3459 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 32.16 mi/51.76 km    Isolation Limit Point: 36.657088, -118.31203 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Mount Williamson  (SSE)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Pacific Ranges Range3: Sierra Nevada Range4: Central Sierra Nevada (Highest Point) Range5: Palisades (Highest Point)
Ridges/Divides	Pacific Crest Sierra Nevada Crest
Drainage Basins	Kings (HP) Tulare Lake Bed (HP) South San Joaquin Basin Internal Drainage-N.A. Worldwide Internal Drainage Owens Valley Great Basin Internal Drainage-N.A. Worldwide Internal Drainage
Ownership	Land: Kings Canyon National Park (Highest Point)/Inyo National Forest Wilderness/Special Area: Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Area/John Muir Wilderness Area
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map  North Palisade   ( Key Col)    Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Other Photos

Mt. Agassiz and North Palisade from Mt. Goode (1967-08-19). Photo by Frederick Johnson. Click here for larger-size photo.

Aerial photo of North Palisade from a Cessna flying at 13,800 feet. Photo by Jim Earl (1997-03). Photo by Edward Earl.

Descending North Palisade on the Moore Variation ledge system (2014-09-13). Photo by James Morehouse. Click here for larger-size photo.

In the U Notch, early 1970s. Photo by Randy Hamm (1972). Photo by Dick Ellsworth. Click here for larger-size photo.

North Palisade from the vicinity of Sky Haven. June 1982. Photo by Gordon Jacobs. Click here for larger-size photo.

The LeConte Route chimney on North Palisade's normal route (2009-09-07). Click here for larger-size photo.

At Thunderbolt pass, during our attempt to climb part of the Thunderbolt to Sill traverse (2019-09-01). Photo by Emily Bei Cheng. Click here for larger-size photo.

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