Palisades
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Palisades is a prominent subrange of California’s Sierra Nevada known for its rugged high peaks, alpine scenery, and popular mountaineering routes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palisades region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
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mountain subrange ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Barrett Lakes
NERFINISHED
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Big Pine Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ Disappointment Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Palisade NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Sill NERFINISHED ⓘ North Fork Big Pine Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ North Palisade NERFINISHED ⓘ Palisade Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Palisade Crest NERFINISHED ⓘ Palisade Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Polemonium Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ South Fork Big Pine Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Starlight Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple Crag NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderbolt Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| geology | granodiorite and granite ⓘ |
| hasClimbingStyle |
mixed snow and ice routes
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technical rock routes ⓘ |
| hasNotableRoute |
Moon Goddess Arete on Temple Crag
NERFINISHED
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Sun Ribbon Arete on Temple Crag NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss Arete on Mount Sill NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderbolt to Sill traverse NERFINISHED ⓘ U-Notch Couloir NERFINISHED ⓘ V-Notch Couloir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | North Palisade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine scenery
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classic alpine rock climbs ⓘ glaciated terrain ⓘ rugged high peaks ⓘ technical mountaineering routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Fresno County NERFINISHED ⓘ Inyo County NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRangeType | subrange of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| partOf | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
alpine scrambling
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backpacking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ ski mountaineering ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Inyo National Forest
NERFINISHED
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Kings Canyon National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
John Muir Trail vicinity
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Pacific Crest Trail vicinity ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Palisades region