The Sierra Sampler List
created by Darrick Danta (Echo Vol 55 #1, 2011, pg.13)
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, provides a good introduction to the Sierra for climbers of varying degrees of experience and ability. Enjoy!
* = Mountaineers' Peak
** (ALL CAPS) - Emblem Peak
Index | Peak Name | Elevation | Class |
01. | SOUTHERN SIERRA |
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01.02 | Owens Peak | 8,453 | 2 |
01.04 | Lamont Peak | 7,429 | 2 |
01.05 | Sawtooth Peak (S) | 8,000+ | 2 |
01.06 | Rockhouse Peak | 8,360+ | 2 |
01.08 | Sirretta Peak | 9,977 | 1 |
02. | MINERAL KING AND KERN RIVER |
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02.01 | Kern Peak | 11,510 | 1 |
02.07 | Vandever Mountain | 11,947 | 1 |
02.08 | Florence Peak | 12,432 | 2 |
02.09 | Sawtooth Peak (N) | 12,343 | 2 |
03. | OLANCHA TO LANGLEY & WEST |
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03.01 | ** OLANCHA PEAK | 12123 | 2 |
03.03 | Muah Mountain | 11,016 | 2 |
03.04 | Cirque Peak | 12,900 | 1 |
03.05 | Mount Langley | 14,026 | 1 |
04. | CORCORAN TO WHITNEY |
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04.03 | Mount Mallory | 13845 | 2 |
04.04 | Mount Irvine | 13780+ | 2 |
04.07 | **MOUNT WHITNEY | 14491 | 1 |
04.08 | Thor Peak | 12306 | 2 |
04.09 | Lone Pine Peak | 12943 | 2 |
05. | WHITNEY TO WILLIAMSON |
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05.01 | Mount Young | 13,176 | 1 |
05.02 | Mount Hale | 13,494 | 1 |
05.04 | Mount Carillon | 13,517+ | 2 |
05.09 | **MOUNT WILLIAMSON | 14,370+ | 2 |
06. | KAWEAHS AND WEST |
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06.01 | Alta Peak | 11,240+ | 1 |
06.02 | Mount Silliman | 11,188 | 1 |
06.05 | Eagle Scout Peak | 12,000+ | 2 |
06.06 | Mount Stewart | 12,200+ | 2 |
06.08 | **MOUNT KAWEAH | 13,802 | 1 |
07. | GREAT WESTERN DIVIDE |
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07.08 | South Guard | 13,232 | 2 |
07.09 | ** MOUNT BREWER | 13,570 | 2 |
08. | KINGS KERN DIVIDE |
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08.03 | *Mount Ericsson | 13,583+ | 2 |
08.11 | Center Peak | 12,730+ | 2s4 |
09. | KEARSARGE PASS VICINITY |
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09.01 | *University Peak | 13,589 | 2 |
09.02 | Independence Peak | 11,742 | 3 |
09.04 | Mount Gould | 13,005 | 1s3 |
09.05 | Mount Rixford | 12,887 | 2 |
09.06 | Mount Bago | 11,870 | 1 |
09.08 | Mount Cotter | 12,713 | 2 |
10. | BAXTER PASS TO TABOOSE PASS |
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10.02 | Colosseum Mountain | 12,451 | 1 |
10.08 | Striped Mountain | 13,179 | 1 |
10.01 | Cardinal Mountain | 13,396 | 2 |
11. | WESTERN MID-SIERRA |
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11.01 | *Mount Ruskin | 12,920 | 3 |
11.05 | Kennedy Mountain | 11,433 | 1 |
11.06 | Mount Harrington | 11,009 | 3 |
11.07 | *Tehipite Dome | 7,708 | 2s3 |
11.09 | Three Sisters | 10,612 | 1 |
12. | SOUTH PALISADES |
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12.01 | **SPLIT MOUNTAIN | 14,042+ | 1 |
12.05 | Birch Mountain | 13,602 | 2 |
12.06 | The Thumb | 13,356 | 2 |
12.08 | *Middle Palisade | 14,012 | 3 |
13. | MT GODDARD VICINITY |
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13.02 | Giraud Peak | 12,608 | 2 |
13.09 | **MOUNT GODDARD | 13,568 | 2 |
14. | NORTH PALISADES |
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14.07 | Mount Agassiz | 13893 | 2 |
14.08 | Mount Goode | 13085 | 2 |
14.09 | Cloudripper | 13525 | 2 |
15. | EVOLUTION AREA |
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15.01 | Mount Thompson | 13494 | 2 |
15.02 | Point Powell | 13360 | 2 |
15.09 | Mount Lamarck | 13417 | 1 |
16. | HUMPHREYS BASIN AND WEST |
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16.05 | Four Gables | 12,720+ | 1 |
16.06 | Mount Tom | 13,652 | 2 |
16.09 | *Seven Gables | 13,080+ | 2 |
16.01 | Mount Senger | 12,286 | 2 |
17. | BEAR CREEK SPIRE AREA |
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17.02 | Royce Peak | 13,280+ | 2 |
17.03 | Mount Julius Caesar | 13,200+ | 2 |
17.05 | Recess Peak | 12,813 | 2 |
18. | MONO CREEK TO MAMMOTH |
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18.01 | Silver Peak | 11,878 | 2 |
18.04 | *Red Slate Mountain | 13,123+ | 1 |
18.05 | Mount Stanford (N) | 12,836 | 2 |
18.07 | Mount Baldwin | 12,615 | 2 |
18.08 | *Mount Morrison | 12,277 | 2 |
19. | RITTER RANGE AND VICINITY |
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19.03 | **MOUNT RITTER | 13,143 | 2 |
19.04 | Banner Peak | 12,936 | 2 |
19.09 | San Joaquin Mountain | 11,598 | 1 |
20. | CLARK RANGE AND VICINITY |
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20.01 | Merced Peak | 11,726 | 2 |
20.02 | Red Peak | 11,699 | 2 |
20.06 | Half Dome | 8,840+ | 2 |
20.07 | Clouds Rest | 9,926 | 1 |
21. | MT LYELL AND NORTH |
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21.02 | Vogelsang Peak | 11,493 | 2 |
21.05 | **MOUNT LYELL | 13,114 | 3 |
21.06 | Koip Peak | 12,962 | 1 |
21.07 | Mount Gibbs | 12,773 | 1 |
22. | TIOGA PASS TO BOND PASS |
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22.02 | Mount Conness | 12590 | 2 |
22.03 | North Peak | 12242 | 2 |
22.04 | Excelsior Mountain | 12446 | 1 |
22.05 | Dunderberg Peak | 12374 | 2 |
22.09 | **MATTERHORN PEAK | 12279 | 2 |
22.13 | *Tower Peak | 11755 | 3 |
23. | BOND PASS TO LAKE TAHOE |
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23.02 | Leavitt Peak | 11,569 | 1 |
23.03 | Stanislaus Peak | 11,233 | 1 |
23.05 | Highland Peak | 10,935 | 2 |
23.07 | Round Top | 10,381 | 3 |
23.08 | Freel Peak | 10,881 | 1 |
23.09 | Pyramid Peak (N) | 9,983 | 2 |
23.11 | Mount Tallac | 9,735 | 1 |
24. | NORTHERN SIERRA |
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24.01 | Granite Chief | 9,006 | 1 |
24.02 | Tinker Knob | 8,949 | 1 |
24.03 | Castle Peak | 9,103 | 2s3 |
24.04 | Mount Rose | 10,776 | 1 |
24.05 | Mount Lola | 9,148 | 1 |
24.07 | Sierra Buttes | 8,591 | 1 |
24.08 | Mount Elwell | 7,818 | 1 |