Mount Starr King (California)

Mount Starr King (California)
Mount Starr King

West face from Glacier Point Road, January 2008.
Elevation 9,092 ft (2,771 m) [1]
Prominence 872 ft (266 m) [2]
Parent peak Mount Ritter [2]
Listing SPS Mountaineers peak [3]
Location
Location Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, USA
Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 37°42′10″N 119°31′04″W / 37.7027053°N 119.5176583°W / 37.7027053; -119.5176583Coordinates: 37°42′10″N 119°31′04″W / 37.7027053°N 119.5176583°W / 37.7027053; -119.5176583[4]
Topo map USGS Half Dome
Climbing
First ascent 1876 by George Bailey and E. S. Schuyler [5]
Easiest route Rock climb, class 5 [6]
Mount Starr King

Mount Starr King is a symmetrical granite dome in Yosemite National Park, whose highest point is 9,092 feet (2,771 m) above sea level.

Climbing Starr King's dome requires technical skills or equipment and is rated class 5 in the Yosemite Decimal System.[6]

It was named for Thomas Starr King, a Unitarian preacher and political activist.[5] It has historically been known by various names including Kings Peak, See-wah-lam, South Dome, and Tis-sa-ack.[4]

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