Stanislaus Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Stanislaus Peak
| photo = File:Stanislaus Peak.jpg
| photo_caption = Southeastern face of Stanislaus Peak
| elevation_ft = 11233
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| prominence = {{convert|833|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| range = Sierra Nevada
| parent_peak =
| listing = Mountains of California
| location = Alpine and Mono counties, California, U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|38|23|3|N|119|40|2|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| map = USA California
| topo = USGS
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| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = off trail hike, Simple scramble, {{YDS|2}}
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Stanislaus Peak is a prominent peak near Sonora Pass in the Sierra Nevada range in California, United States.{{cite web|url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/235368 |title=Geographic Names Information System |publisher=Edits.nationalmap.gov |date= |accessdate=2022-09-05}} It is located in the Carson–Iceberg Wilderness in the federally-managed Stanislaus National Forest.{{cite peakbagger|pid=13562|name=Stanislaus Peak|access-date=2024-07-21}}
Geology
Stanislaus peak is an ancient volcanic cone{{cite web|author=hgrapid |url=https://www.summitpost.org/stanislaus-peak/150594 |title=Stanislaus Peak : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering |publisher=SummitPost |date= |access-date=2022-09-05}} composed of andesite intrusion.{{cite journal|url=https://busby.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/library/pdf/2018_Busby%20et%20al._Geosphere.pdf|title=A tale of two Walker Lane pull-apart basins in the ancestral Cascades arc, central Sierra Nevada, California|journal=Geosphere|date=August 7, 2018|volume=14|number=5|publisher=Geological Society of America|doi=10.1130/GES01398.1|access-date=2024-07-21 |last1=Busby |first1=Cathy J. |last2=Putirka |first2=K. |last3=Melosh |first3=Benjamin |last4=Renne |first4=Paul R. |last5=Hagan |first5=Jeanette C. |last6=Gambs |first6=Megan |last7=Wesoloski |first7=Catherine |pages=2068–2117 }} Near the base of the mountain is a granite outcropping formed during the Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous periods.{{cite web|url=https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=CAgrMZ3%3B0 |title=Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges) (CAgrMZ3;0) |publisher=Mrdata.usgs.gov |date= |access-date=2022-09-05}} The granite features are also found in nearby areas, such as Yosemite National Park and the Emigrant Wilderness.
Hiking
File:The scramble to the summit of Stanislaus Peak in California.jpg
The peak can be hiked via the trail from Saint Mary's Pass near Sonora Pass. The trail ends at the granite outcropping just below the peak and route finding and a class 2 scramble is required to reach the summit via the easiest approach from the southeast face.{{cite web|url=https://www.climber.org/reports/2000/690.html |title=Stanislaus Peak – Trip Report |publisher=Climber.org |date= |access-date=2022-09-05}}