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Mount Mary Austin

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Parent range
  
Sierra Nevada

Easiest route
  
Scramble, class 2

Prominence
  
158 m

Topo map
  
USGS Kearsarge Peak

Elevation
  
3,978 m

Mountain range
  
Sierra Nevada

Mount Mary Austin

Location
  
Inyo County, California, U.S.

First ascent
  
May 3, 1965 by Andy Smatko, Tom Ross, Ellen Siegal and Eric Schumacher

Similar
  
Mount Baxter, Mount Gould, Acrodectes Peak, Mount Cotter, University Peak

Mount Mary Austin is a mountain east of the Sierra Crest and west of Independence, California. It is named in honor of Mary Hunter Austin, the author of The Land of Little Rain and natural historian who lived in Independence. The mountain is in the John Muir Wilderness. Special permits to enter this area have been required in the past since it is habitat for the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, an endangered species. Check locally for current information. The U.S. Forest Service does not advice the use of pack goats in this area.

Map of Mt Mary Austin, California 93526, USA

References

Mount Mary Austin Wikipedia