Picture Puzzle
| Picture Puzzle | |
|---|---|
South aspect, from Bishop Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,286+ ft (4050+ m) |
| Prominence | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Parent peak | Cloudripper (13,525 ft) |
| Isolation | 1.12 mi (1.80 km) |
| Coordinates | 37°07′40″N 118°32′20″W / 37.1279154°N 118.5388440°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Inyo |
| Protected area | John Muir Wilderness |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada Inconsolable Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Thompson |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Rock type | Inconsolable Quartz Monzodiorite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1937 by Norman Clyde |
| Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3 |
Picture Puzzle, also known as Picture Puzzle Peak, is a 13,297-foot-elevation (4,053-meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County of northern California, United States. It is situated in the Palisades area of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is approximately 14.5 miles (23.3 km) west of the community of Big Pine, one mile north of Bishop Pass, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of Aperture Peak, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north-northwest of Mount Agassiz, and 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south-southwest of parent Cloudripper. Picture Puzzle ranks as the 90th-highest summit in California, and the third-highest peak of the Inconsolable Range.