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. Enjoy!
1. SOUTHERN SIERRA-5
Owens Peak
Lamont
Peak
Sawtooth Peak (S)
Rockhouse Peak
Sirretta Peak
2. MINERAL KING AND KERN RIVER-4
Kern Peak
Vandever Mountain
Florence Peak
Sawtooth Peak (N)
3. OLANCHA TO
LANGLEY & WEST-4
** OLANCHA PEAK
Muah Mountain
Cirque Peak
Mount Langley
4. CORCORAN TO WHITNEY-5
Mount Mallory
Mount Irvine
**MOUNT WHITNEY
Thor Peak
Lone Pine Peak
5. WHITNEY TO
WILLIAMSON-4
Mount Young
Mount Hale
Mount Carillon
**MT WILLIAMSON
6. KAWEAHS AND
WEST-5
Alta Peak
Mount Silliman
Eagle Scout Peak
Mount Stewart
**MOUNT KAWEAH
7. GREAT WESTERN
DIVIDE-2
South Guard
** MOUNT BREWER
8. KINGS KERN DIVIDE-2
*Mount Ericsson
Center Peak
9. KEARSARGE
PASS VICINITY-6
*University Peak
Independence Peak
Mount Gould
Mount Rixford
Mount Bago
Mount Cotter
10. BAXTER PASS TO TABOOSE PASS-3
Colosseum Mountain
Striped Mountain
Cardinal Mountain
11. WESTERN MIDSIERRA-5
*Mount Ruskin
Kennedy Mountain
Mount Harrington
*Tehipite Dome
Three Sisters
12. SOUTH PALISADES-4
**SPLIT MOUNTAIN
Birch Mountain
The Thumb
*Middle Palisade
13. MT GODDARD
VICINITY-2
Giraud Peak
**MOUNT GODDARD
14. NORTH PALI-
SADES-3
Mount Agassiz
Mount Goode
Cloudripper
Mount Thompson
Point Powell
Mount Lamarck
16. HUMPHREYS
BASIN AND WEST-4
Four Gables
Mount Tom
*Seven Gables
Mount Senger
17. BEAR CREEK SPIRE AREA-3
Royce Peak
Mount Julius Caesar
Recess Peak
18. MONO CREEK TO MAMMOTH-5
Silver Peak
*Red Slate Mountain
Mount Stanford (N)
Mount Baldwin
*Mount Morrison
19. RITTER RANGE AND VICINITY-3
**MOUNT RITTER
Banner Peak
San Joaquin Mountain
20. CLARK RANGE AND VICINITY-4
Merced Peak
Red Peak
Half Dome
Clouds Rest
21. MT LYELL AND NORTH-4
Vogelsang Peak
**MOUNT LYELL
Koip Peak
Mount Dana
22. TIOGA PASS TO BOND PASS-6
Mount Conness
North Peak
Excelsior Mountain
Dunderberg Peak
**MATTERHORN PK
*Tower Peak
23. BOND PASS TO LAKE TAHOE-7
Leavitt Peak
Stanislaus Peak
Highland Peak
Round Top
Freel Peak
Pyramid Peak (N)
Mount Tallac
24. NORTHERN SIERRA-7
Granite Chief
Tinker Knob
Castle Peak
Mount Rose
Mount Lola
Sierra Buttes
Mount Elwell