Mount Mills (California)

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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
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	Sierra Peaks Section[2] Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[3]  Western States Climbers Emblem peak [4]
Coordinates	37°23′38″N 118°47′27″W[5]
Geography
Mount Mills Show map of California Mount Mills Show map of the United States
Location	John Muir Wilderness Fresno / Inyo counties, California, U.S.
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

The 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

1. "Mount Mills, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
2. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
3. "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
4. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
5. "Mount Mills". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
6. Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 342–343. ISBN 978-0898869712.
7. Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0899971193.