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Bear Creek Spire

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Topo map
  
USGS Mount Hilgard

Prominence
  
439 m

Parent range
  
Sierra Nevada

Elevation
  
4,184 m

Mountain range
  
Sierra Nevada

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Location
  
Inyo County, California, United States

Similar
  
Mount Abbot, Mount Morgan, Mount Mills, Mount Humphreys, Mount Russell

Bear Creek Spire is located in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County in eastern California in the southwestern United States and is the 46th highest mountain in California and the 225st highest mountain in the United States. Bear Creek Spire is part of the John Muir Wilderness and the Inyo National Forest.

Contents

Map of Bear Creek Spire, California 93514, USA

History

Bear Creek Spire was named in 1908 by Joseph LeConte, James Hutchinson and Duncan McDuffie, because of its position at the head of the Hilgard Branch of Bear Creek.

Climbing

The first ascent of Bear Creek Spire was a solo climb by Hermann Ulrichs in 1923 up its west face. Norman Clyde established the Northeast Face route in October 1931 and a route up the Northeast Buttress in May 1932.

References

Bear Creek Spire Wikipedia