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

 

 15. EVOLUTION AREA-3

 

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