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Mount Morrison (California)
Mountain in the American state of California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Morrison is located in the Sierra Nevada, in the Sherwin Range. It rises south of Convict Lake near the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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Mount Morrison | |
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![]() Mount Morrison from Long Valley | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,241 ft (3,731 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 164 ft (50 m)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 37°33′41″N 118°51′30″W[4] |
Geography | |
Location | Mono County, California. U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Convict Lake |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Paleozoic |
Mountain type | Metamorphic rock |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1928 by Norman Clyde or John Mendendhall[5] |
Easiest route | Scramble, class 2[2] |
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