Big Bird Peak, California Prominence: 680 ft, 208 m | Elevation: 11,600+ feet, 3536+ meters | True Isolation: 1.17 mi, 1.88 km |
Elevation Info: | Elevation range: 11,600 - 11,640 ft (40-foot closed contour) | Latitude/Longitude (WGS84) | 36° 36' 46'' N, 118° 36' 15'' W 36.612745, -118.60416 (Dec Deg) | Country | United States | State/Province | California | County/Second Level Region | Tulare | Links
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Other Web Sites Peak 11600 at ListsOfJohn.com Big Bird Peak at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
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| Ascent Info
Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 8 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 8)
Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2011-09-22 by Bob Burd 2014-08-23 by Nathan Ayotte 2016-09-24 by El Puma Verde
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| In The High Sierra - Peaks, Passes and Trails, R. J. Secor describes this peak as 11,600' (two feet lower than "Peak 11600," which is about a mile due east), and notes that this peak "has also been called 'Bird Peak' and 'Ghost Mountain.'" Secord notes the first ascent was in 1936 by May Pridham & party, and gives the west slope a class 2 rating. |
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