Middle Palisade

Middle Palisade is a 14,018-foot (4,273-meter) peak in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. It is a fourteener, and lies on the Sierra Crest as part of the Palisades group, a group of prominent Sierra Nevada mountain summits that includes multiple other fourteeners, approximately 12 miles (19 km) southwest of the town of Big Pine. Middle Palisade is the twelfth highest peak in California.

Middle Palisade
Middle Palisade's eastern aspect, above Middle Palisade Glacier, in June 2020
Highest point
Elevation	14,018 ft (4,273 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,085 ft (331 m)[1]
Parent peak	North Palisade[2]
Listing	California fourteeners 11th[3] SPS Mountaineers peak[4] Western States Climbers Star peak[5]
Coordinates	37°04′13″N 118°28′09″W[6]
Geography
Middle Palisade
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Split Mountain
Climbing
First ascent	August 26, 1921 by Francis Farquhar and Ansel Hall[7]
Easiest route	East Face: Exposed scramble, class 3[8]

Middle Palisade's eastern flank hosts the Middle Palisade Glacier, lying above the South Fork of Big Pine Creek. To Middle Palisade's west lie the Palisade Lakes, Palisade Creek, and the John Muir Trail as it ascends south towards Mather Pass.

Several routes involving exposed scrambling class 3 and/or easy technical rock climbing (class 4) exist on the various flanks of Middle Palisade. Some routes involve travel on the Middle Palisade Glacier. The easiest route involves scrambling (class 3) up a chute on the east face of the peak.^[8]

See also

• List of California fourteeners
• The Palisades of the Sierra Nevada
• Disappointment Peak