Mount Williamson

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Mount Williamson, at 14,381 feet (4,383 m), is the second highest mountain in both the Sierra Nevada range, and the state of California. It is the sixth highest peak in the contiguous United States. The mountain is named after Lt. Robert Stockton Williamson (1825-1882), who conducted one of the Pacific Railroad Surveys in Southern California. The first recorded ascent of Mount Williamson was made in 1884 by W. L. Hunter and C. Mulholland, via the Southeast Slopes Route. The first ascent of the West Side Route was made in 1896 by Bolton C. Brown and Lucy Brown.
The standard ascent route is the West Side Route, accessed from Shepherd's Pass. From the pass, one travels across the Williamson Bowl, which lies between Mount Williamson and Mount Tyndall, part of the Sierra Crest. The bowl is home to five high alpine lakes. From the bowl, the route climbs gullies up the west face to the relatively broad summit plateau; this portion involves scrambling up to Class 3. Technically easier, but with a more difficult approach which can involve route finding and bushwhacking, is the Southeast Slopes Route, rising from George Creek. Other routes exist on the mountain, including a significant technical route on the North Rib (Grade IV, 5.7).
Climbing Mount Williamson is made more difficult by two factors: first is the length and difficulty of the approach. Elevation gain from the trailhead is over 8,000 feet (2,430 m), and the trail to Shepherd's Pass alone is 11 miles (18 km). Second, the peak is in the California Bighorn Sheep Zoological Area, which is closed for much of the year.
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