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The Sierra Sampler The Sierra Sampler Listed below, by region, are the 100 peaks that comprise the Sierra Sampler. While no mountain in the Sierra can be climbed without time, effort, and risk, these peaks represent a sub-set of the full SPS List that are relatively easy to get to, pose less danger than others on the List, are fun to climb and/or hold other qualities, and are drawn from the main areas of the range. The Sampler, which has been approved by the SPS Management Committee, thus provides a good introduction to the Sierra for climbers of varying degrees of experience and ability. The only award or acknowledgement associated with the completion of the Sierra Sampler is your satisfaction and enjoyment. Enjoy! 1. SOUTHERN 2. MINERAL KING 3. OLANCHA TO 4. CORCORAN TO SIERRA-5 AND KERN RIVER-4 LANGLEY & WEST-4 WHITNEY-5 Owens Peak Kern Peak ** OLANCHA PEAK Mount Mallory Lamont Peak Vandever Mountain Muah Mountain Mount Irvine Sawtooth Peak (S) Florence Peak Cirque Peak **MOUNT WHITNEY Rockhouse Peak Sawtooth Peak (N) Mount Langley Thor Peak Sirretta Peak Lone Pine Peak 6. KAWEAHS AND 5. WHITNEY TO WEST-5 7. GREAT WESTERN DIVIDE-2 8. KINGS KERN WILLIAMSON-4 Alta Peak DIVIDE-2 Mount Silliman South Guard Mount Young Eagle Scout Peak ** MOUNT BREWER *Mount Ericsson Mount Hale Mount Stewart Center Peak Mount Carillon **MOUNT KAWEAH **MT WILLIAMSON 11. WESTERN MID- 12. SOUTH SIERRA-5 10. BAXTER PASS PALISADES-4 *Mount Ruskin To TABOOSE PASS-3 **SPLIT MOUNTAIN 9. KEARSARGE Kennedy Mountain Birch Mountain PASS VICINITY-6 Colosseum Mountain Mount Harrington The Thumb Striped Mountain *Tehipite Dome *University Peak *Middle Palisade Independence Peak Cardinal Mountain Three Sisters Mount Gould 16. HUMPHREYS Mount Rixford 14. NORTH 15. EVOLUTION BASIN AND WEST-4 Mount Bago PALISADES-3 AREA-3 Mount Cotter Four Gables Mount Agassiz Mount Thompson Mount Tom 13. MT GODDARD Mount Goode Point Powell *Seven Gables VICINITY-2 Cloudripper Mount Lamarck Mount Senger Giraud Peak 18. MONO CREEK 20. CLARK RANGE **MOUNT GODDARD TO MAMMOTH-5 19. RITTER RANGE AND VICINITY-4 AND VICINITY-3 Silver Peak Merced Peak 17. BEAR CREEK **MOUNT RITTER *Red Slate Mountain Red Peak SPIRE AREA-3 Banner Peak Mount Stanford (N) Half Dome San Joaquin Mountain Royce Peak Mount Baldwin Clouds Rest Mount Julius Caesar *Mount Morrison Recess Peak 23. BOND PASS TO 24. NORTHERN 22. TIOGA PASS TO LAKE TAHOE-7 SIERRA-7 BOND PASS-6 21. MT LYELL AND Leavitt Peak NORTH-4 Granite Chief Mount Conness Stanislaus Peak Tinker Knob Vogelsang Peak North Peak Highland Peak Castle Peak **MOUNT LYELL Excelsior Mountain Round Top Mount Rose Koip Peak Dunderberg Peak Freel Peak Mount Lola Mount Dana **MATTERHORN PK Pyramid Peak (N) Sierra Buttes *Tower Peak Mount Tallac Mount Elwell * Mountaineer’s Peak on the Sierra Peaks List. **Emblem Peak on the Sierra Peaks List. .
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