Mount Brewer

Mount Brewer is on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in Kings Canyon National Park,[8]

Mount Brewer
Mount Brewer from East Lake
Highest point
Elevation	13,576 ft (4,138 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,168 ft (356 m) [1]
Parent peak	Midway Mountain[2]
Listing	SPS Emblem peak[3] Western States Climbers Star peak[4]
Coordinates	36°42′31″N 118°29′07″W [5]
Geography
Location	Tulare County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada, Great Western Divide
Topo map	USGS Mount Brewer[1]
Climbing
First ascent	July 2, 1864 by William H. Brewer and Charles F. Hoffmann[6]
Easiest route	Easy scramble, class 2[7]

The peak was named for William Henry Brewer who worked on the first California Geological Survey and was the first Chair of Agriculture at Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School. He was chief of the field party that explored the central High Sierra in 1864.[6]

See also

• California 4000 meter peaks
• Thirteener

Depiction

Albert Bierstadt - Mount Brewer from King's River Canyon, CA

References

1. "Mount Brewer, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
2. "Longley Pass". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
3. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
4. "Western States Climbers List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
5. "Mount Brewer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
6. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
7. Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 275. ISBN 9780871561473.
8. "Mount Brewer". Acme Mapper. Retrieved 2016-03-24.