Mount Langley
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| Mount Langley | |
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 Mount Langley, looking northwest from Cottonwood Lakes (NFS) |
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| Elevation | 14,026 ft (4,275 m) |
| Location | California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Prominence | 1,198 ft (365 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Langley |
| First ascent | unknown, but prior to 1871[1] |
| Easiest route | South Side: hike/scramble |
Mount Langley is located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, on the border of Inyo and Tulare counties, in eastern California in the southwestern United States. To the east is Owens Valley, and to the west is the Kern River Valley. At 14,026 ft (4,275 m), it is the ninth highest peak in the state, and the seventh highest in the Sierras. Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous United States, lies 5 miles (8 km) to the northwest.
Mount Langley is one of the easiest of California's fourteeners to climb. A hiking trail starts at nearby Horseshoe Meadow, passes scenic Cottonwood Lakes, climbs through New Army Pass, and then becomes a Class 2 scramble to the summit.
[edit] Reference
- ^ Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, Sierra Club Books, 1976.
[edit] External links
- Mount Langley on SummitPost.org
- Mount Langley on PeakBagger.com
- Mount Langley Photo Gallery
- Mount Langley Photos, Backpacking and Hiking Information
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
