Mount Mills is a Thirteener and California 4000 meter peak, on the Sierra Crest, north of Mount Abbot and south of Mono Pass in the Sierra Nevada.
| Mount Mills | |
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 Mount Mills is the peak on the right, seen from south end of Little Lakes Valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,457 ft (4,102 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 451 ft (137 m)[1] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°23′38″N 118°47′27″W / 37.3938241°N 118.7909546°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Mills  Mount Mills | |
| Location |
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| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 1921 by Norman Clyde[6] |
| Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3[6] |
The mountain is located within the John Muir Wilderness area. The 13,457 feet (4,102 m) summit marks the boundary between northwestern Inyo County and eastern Fresno County.
The Mono Recesses are to the west of Mount Mills.
History
editThe mountain is named in honor of Darius Ogden Mills, a banker who founded the city of Millbrae, California and the Carson and Colorado Railroad. The name appeared on the first edition of the Mt Goddard topographic map in 1912.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mount Mills, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Mount Mills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 342–343. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0899971193.
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