Mount Farquhar
| Mount Farquhar | |
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NGVD 29[1] | |
| Prominence | 652 ft (199 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | North Guard[1] |
| Coordinates | 36°43′43″N 118°29′56″W / 36.7285482°N 118.4989858°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Farquhar | |
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Mount Farquhar, or Mount Francis Farquhar, is a peak in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named in for Francis P. Farquhar, a conservationist who played a key role in creating the park.[2]
Geography
Mount Farquhar is, in the southern portion of Kings Canyon National Park, on the Great Western Divide north of North Guard and Mount Brewer. Its west facing slopes feed Sphinx Creek, while its east facing slopes feed Cross Creek and North Guard Creek. All of these drain through Bubbs Creek to the South Fork of the Kings River.
History
This summit was informally known as Notch Peak, after the prominent notch in its profile when seen from the east,
Climbing
The first ascent was made on July 17, 1932, by the South Ridge route. A large first ascent party was composed of Dorothy Baird, D.R. Brothers, Alice Carter,
Other established routes on Mount Farquhar include the Northwest Ridge, the Blank Stair Route (grade IV, class 5.10+), and the Northeast Face (grade IV, class 5.8) put up in September 1971 by Jeanne Neal and Galen Rowell.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Farquhar, Mount". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2001-05-31.
- ^ a b "Mount Farquhar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ ISBN 978-0898869712.
External links
- "Mount Francis Farquhar". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
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