Picture Puzzle

Picture Puzzle
South aspect, from Bishop Pass
Highest point
Elevation	13,286+ ft (4050+ m)[1]
Prominence	600 ft (183 m)[1]
Parent peak	Cloudripper (13,525 ft)[2]
Isolation	1.12 mi (1.80 km)[2]
Coordinates	37°07′40″N 118°32′20″W / 37.1279154°N 118.5388440°W / 37.1279154; -118.5388440[3]
Geography
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Location	class 3[5]

Picture Puzzle, also known as Picture Puzzle Peak, is a 13,297-foot-elevation (4,053 meter) mountain summit located one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County of northern California, United States.^{[3] [6]} It is situated in the Palisades area of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is approximately 14.5 miles (23.3 km) west of the community of Big Pine, one mile north of Bishop Pass, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of Aperture Peak, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north-northwest of Mount Agassiz, and 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south-southwest of parent Cloudripper. Picture Puzzle ranks as the 90th-highest summit in California,^[2] and the third-highest peak of the Inconsolable Range.^[1]

Climbing

Established climbing routes on Picture Puzzle:^[5]

• Northeast Couloir –
  class 3
• North Slope – class 3
• West Face – class 4

The first ascent of the summit was made June 15, 1937, by Norman Clyde, who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.^[7][5]

Climate

According to the

See also

•  Mountains portal
• List of the major 4000-meter summits of California

References