The 15 Emblem Peaks of the Sierra Nevada as defined by the Sierra Peaks Section. Includes peaks considered the most iconic peaks of the Sierra Nevada. More info: http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/
Highest peak
Mount Whitney
14,505 ft / 4,421 m
Most prominent peak
Mount Whitney
10,075 ft / 3,070 m prom
Most summited peak
Mount Whitney
593 summits
Most difficult peak
Mount Whitney
Class 1
Difficulty breakdown
Class 1/2 1 peak
Class 3/4 1 peak
Highlights
Latest summits
"We made it to the planned base camp of Upper Boycout Lake on August 31. The plan was to use the base camp at night in between summits of Whitney, Muir, and Russell August 31 - Sept 3. The wind was so high that setting up tents was very challenging. A wind advosory was issued in the meanwhile so we dropped down to Lower Boyscout Camp for the night. Because the wind was still high the next morning, we went back down to trailhead." — cindylouwho_lv • Aug 31, 2023
"#47 of the 50 state high points and first one in a few years since COVID! Whitney was 4 years in the making shutdown by forest fire and COVID border closures. East Face 5.6 with some snow for a 22 hour adventure!" — alexjoseph • Oct 14, 2022
"Friday drove from Arizona 6 hrs to trailhead of split. Hiked to Red Lake and camped. Early next morning climbed hiked to the summit. Came down to camp broke camp and descend to the car. Drove back home arriving around midnight." — ryancoburn • Oct 1, 2022
"One of the most amazing days I've spent on a mountain in a very long time. Beautiful views, beautiful weather, amazing company. Not my hardest 14er by any means but still extremely grateful to be the tallest girl in the lower 48 for a moment." — CheshireKatt13 • Sep 20, 2022
"Originally was scheduled to join Chad Thomas and Michael Graupe on a 4 day backpacking trip to Big Arroyo with the intention of climbing Squaretop and Kaweah Queen. Then Chad and Michael (and Chris) got struck by lightning on Ericson Crags, with Chad sustaining a direct hit. Thankfully they all survived, but the trip was put in jeopardy.
Maxim and I decided to still go, even with thunderstorms forecasted for every day. Our plan was simply to start and finish early, and that is what we did. I picked up Chad's permit in Mineral King and started up the trail at 8am. I didn't know about the shortcut so we took the standard trail. We took the trail over Glacier Pass and scrambled over Hands-and-Knees Pass just as thunder started to echo in the distance. We made it down to Big Arroyo and set up camp before the rain hit. The same SAR helicopter that rescued Chad the weekend before landed next to our spot and picked up a lady who twisted her ankle. The dichotomy between the two search and rescue operations was somewhat humorous.
Maxim ate wild mushrooms along the way claiming they were Portobello mushrooms. The approach was not that bad. While there were two passes to go over, the ga..." — seancasserly • Jul 29, 2022