Birch Mountain (California)
Birch Mountain, or Paokrung (Northern Paiute for "Mountain of Stone"), is one of the fifty highest peaks of California. Of the major peaks of the Palisades, it stands farthest from the Sierra Crest.
Birch Mountain centered, from the northeast across Owens Valley.
Judging by its few summit register entries, it is climbed far less than its nearby fourteener neighbors on the crest. But its placement on the Sierra Peaks Section list adds to its appeal to peak baggers, and its low technical demand makes it a rewarding ski mountaineering destination.
See also
References
- ^ "Birch Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Birch Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 224. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ "Birch Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ "Birch Mountain's Southeast Face". SierraDescent.com. Retrieved September 14, 2008.
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