Mount Morrison (California)

Mount Morrison
Mount Morrison from Long Valley
Highest point
Elevation12,241 ft (3,731 m) NAVD 88
Prominence164 ft (50 m)
Listing
  • SPS Mountaineers peak
  • Western States Climbers Star peak
Coordinates37°33′41″N 118°51′30″W / 37.5613238°N 118.8584611°W / 37.5613238; -118.8584611
Geography
Mount Morrison
Location in California
Mount Morrison
Mount Morrison (the United States)
LocationMono County, California. U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Convict Lake
Geology
Rock agePaleozoic
Mountain typeMetamorphic rock
Climbing
First ascent1928 by Norman Clyde or John Mendendhall
Easiest routeScramble, class 2

Mount Morrison is located in the Sierra Nevada, in the Sherwin Range. It rises south of Convict Lake near the town of Mammoth Lakes.

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