Elevation

7,215 ft / 2,199 m

#1,647 in California

#14,601 in United States

Prominence
about

715 ft / 218 m

#680 in California

#2,871 in United States

Summits

25 summits

#145 in California

#838 in United States

Top climbing months

April   26%

March   23%

November   15%

Most climbed route

PCT to/from Walker Pass

"The very next day after the crazy cross-country madness of hiking the northeast slope up to Scodie Mountain, I had the original plan of doing the same up Pinyon Peak, also in the Scodies. However, the Scodie hike was much more difficult than I imagined it would be, so I decided to look across Walker Pass at a trail-all-the-way gig, and I knew Morris Peak would fit the bill. It did. Instead of starting right at Hwy 178 at the pass, where at the time, I didn't see the good parking area off the side of 178, I started from Walker Pass Campground a little farther n.w. I climbed up the PCT, crossed 178 at Walker Pass, and took the route up and up. It was like a walk-in-the-park feeling compared to the X-C up Scodie! It was a much longer distance, but it was 20X easier than scrambling up scree and loose granite dirt! I reached the saddle between Morris and 6980. There was a fire ring at the saddle, and a faint use path that seemed to peter out quickly in the pinyon pines. I started along it, and when it seemed to disappear, I felt the deja-vu of yesterday! I thought: "o.k., here we go again like yesterday with the loose X-C," but after I went uphill 40' I saw the use path again ..." — brianpowell • Apr 5, 2019
"I hiked Morris Peak, Mt. Jenkins, and Owens Peak on Day 1 of a 3-day backpacking trip along the PCT in the Owens Peak Wilderness. I started with 3 liters, but by the time I climbed all 3 peaks and made it to the next water source I was pretty dehydrated. It was warmer than I expected, making this a pretty hard day. Camped in upper Cow Canyon near a small seasonal stream." — klotito • May 27, 2017

Awards

Irrationalist

Christopher

Challenges

Sierra Club Hundred Peaks Challenge