The peaks of the Sierra Nevada and Great Western Divide, as well as the
Kaweah Peaks, in Sequoia National Park, offer excellent opportunities
for mountaineering. Devotees of this greatest of outdoor sports are
visiting the park in increasing numbers. Those interested in
mountaineering in the park should communicate with the Sierra Club.
Members of that club have made some notable ascents and are fully
conversant with the technique of climbing in the Sierra of California.
Among the high peaks in the park, many of them over 14,000 feet, which
offer opportunities for mountaineering may be mentioned Mount Whitney,
highest in the United States outside of Alaska, Muir, Langley, Russell,
Tyndall, Williamson, Junction, Stanford, Table, Milestone, Kaweah,
Sawtooth, and Silliman.
[Illustration: THE VALHALLA AS SEEN FROM THE HIGH SIERRA TRAIL
_Padilla Studios photo._]
Of the approximately 60 peaks in the United States over 14,000 feet, 13
are in California; and of these, 6--Whitney, Muir, Langley, Russell,
Barnard, and Tyndall--are in Sequoia National Park.
Information about mountaineering may be obtained by applying to the
superintendent of the park, or at any ranger station therein. Full
information about equipment and types of climbs may be obtained by
writing to the secretary of the Sierra Club, Mills Tower, San Francisco.