Mount Abbot

For the mountain in British Columbia, see Mount Abbott (British Columbia).

Mount Abbot is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada, in the John Muir Wilderness.^[6] It is located between Mount Mills and Mount Dade along the Sierra Crest and straddles the border between Fresno and Inyo counties.

Mount Abbot
Mount Abbot, showing the north couloir. Petit Griffon is the gendarme on the right.
Highest point
Elevation	13,710 ft (4,180 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	864 ft (263 m)[1]
Listing	SPS Emblem peak[2] Western States Climbers Star peak[3]
Coordinates	37°23′11″N 118°47′05″W[4]
Geography
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Location	Fresno / Inyo counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Abbot
Climbing
First ascent	July 13, 1908 by Joseph N. Le Conte, James S. Hutchinson & Duncan McDuffie[5]
Easiest route	Exposed scramble, class 3[2]

The peak was named for Henry Larcom Abbot who, in 1855, was a member of the Williamson party of the Pacific Railroad Surveys in California and Oregon.^[5][7] He retired from the United States Army as a brigadier general in 1904.^[5]

Sky pilot on Mount Abbot at about 13,000 feet

See also

• California 4000 meter peaks
• Thirteener

References

1. "Mount Abbot, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
2. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
3. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Retrieved 2016-03-24.
4. "Mount Abbot". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
5. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
6. "Mount Abbot". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
7. Erwin G. Gudde; William Bright (10 May 2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-520-24217-3. Retrieved 2012-04-01.