Mount Muir
{{Short description|Mountain of the Sierra Nevada in California, United States}}
{{About|the mountain in California|other mountains}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Muir
| photo = Mount_Muir.jpg
| photo_size = 260
| photo_caption = The East Face of Mount Muir
| elevation_ft = 14018
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}{{cite peakbagger |id=2832 |name=Mount Muir, California |access-date=2011-05-31}}
| prominence_ft = 298
| parent_peak = Mount Whitney{{cite peakbagger |kid=2832 |name=Key Col for Mount Muir |access-date=2016-03-23}}
| listing = {{unbulleted list
| Sierra Peaks Section{{cite sps |access-date=2021-11-10}}
| Western States Climbers Emblem peak{{cite wsc |access-date=2016-03-24}}
| Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List{{cite Vagmarken |access-date=2021-11-10}} }}
| map = USA California
| map_caption = none
| map_size = 200
| location = Inyo / Tulare counties, California, U.S.
| range = Sierra Nevada
| coordinates = {{coord|36.5647386|N|118.2913288|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=1654926 |name=Mount Muir |access-date=2021-11-10}}
| topo = USGS Mount Whitney
| first_ascent = 1919 by LeRoy Jeffers{{cite Secor |edition=3 |page=67}}
| easiest_route = Hike and scramble from the west, {{YDS|3}}{{cite book |last=Roper |first=Steve |authorlink=Steve Roper |title=The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra |page=[https://archive.org/details/climbersguidetot00rope/page/312 312] |year=1976 |location=San Francisco |publisher=Sierra Club Books |isbn=0-87156-147-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/climbersguidetot00rope/page/312 }}
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Mount Muir is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, {{convert|0.95|mi|km|1}} south of Mount Whitney. This {{convert|14018|ft|adj=on}} peak is named in honor of John Muir, a geologist, conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club. The southernmost section of the John Muir Trail contours along the west side of Mount Muir near its summit and ends on the summit of Mount Whitney.
Climbing
Among mountain climbers, a peak needs to meet certain criteria in order to be included in some lists. To be listed as an independent peak a summit must have {{convert|300|ft|0}} of clean prominence. A reliable source gives Mount Muir's clean prominence as 298{{nbsp}}feet, and so the peak does not qualify for lists of fourteeners based on elevation and prominence.{{cite web |title=What Happened to Mt. Muir? |publisher=VulgarianRamblers.org |url=http://www.vulgarianramblers.org/ca_13ers.php#Muir |access-date=2010-11-24 |archive-date=2016-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315152638/http://www.vulgarianramblers.org/ca_13ers.php/#Muir |url-status=live }} It is included in other lists which do not depend on prominence. Some lists are based on more subjective criteria, and Mount Muir is included in the Sierra Peaks Section list, the Western States Climbers list, and the Vulgarian Ramblers 13,800-Footers of the Contiguous USA list.{{cite web |url=http://www.vulgarianramblers.org/usa138ers.html |title=Vulgarian Ramblers 13,800-Footers of the Contiguous USA |accessdate=2016-03-23 |archive-date=2016-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401211739/http://vulgarianramblers.org/usa138ers.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.vulgarianramblers.org/peak_detail.php?peak_name=Muir |title=Mt. Muir Details |publisher=VulgarianRamblers.org |accessdate=2016-03-23 |archive-date=2016-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404130434/http://www.vulgarianramblers.org/peak_detail.php?peak_name=Muir |url-status=live }}
The easiest approach is from the John Muir Trail just north of its junction with the Mount Whitney Trail in Sequoia National Park. The trail passes very near the summit and the climb involves a short stretch of difficult scrambling and/or easy rock climbing up the steep western slope to the summit block, ({{YDS|3}}). A dayhike permit or a backcountry permit with a Whitney Zone stamp is required to hike the Mount Whitney Trail.{{cite summitpost |id=150495 |name=Mount Muir |accessdate=2011-05-31}}
The east side of Mount Muir, which is in the John Muir Wilderness, is a near-vertical cliff about {{convert|1400|ft|m|-1}} high. The route on this side (the north side of the east buttress) was first climbed on July 11, 1935, by Nelson P. Nies and John D. Mendenhall. It is a roped climb, (class 4). The south side of the east buttress, also class 4, was first climbed on September 1, 1935, by Arthur B. Johnson and William Rice.
Image:Mount Muir September 2009.JPG during September of a drought year.]]
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See also
{{commons category |Mount Muir}}
References
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{{John Muir Wilderness}}
{{Sequoia National Park}}
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Category:Mountains of Sequoia National Park
Category:Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness
Category:Mountains of Inyo County, California
Category:Mountains of Tulare County, California