Mount Baxter (California)

Mount Baxter is a peak along the crest of the Sierra Nevada in California. Mount Baxter is on the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness just north of Baxter Pass and to the northeast of the Rae Lakes, a popular backpacking destination along the John Muir Trail.

Mount Baxter
Mount Baxter is on the right, viewed from the north
Highest point
Elevation	13,141 ft (4,005 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	603 ft (184 m) [1]
Parent peak	Acrodectes Peak[2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section[3]
Coordinates	36°51′41″N 118°21′44″W [1]
Geography
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Location	Fresno and Inyo counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Kearsarge Peak
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Granitic
Climbing
First ascent	1905 by George Davis[4]
Easiest route	Scramble, class 2[4]

Mount Baxter is named for John Baxter, who was a rancher in the Owens Valley.[5]

The mountain provides habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and was closed to entry in the recent past.

References

1. "Mount Baxter, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
2. "Mount Baxter". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
3. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
4. Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 275–276. ISBN 9780898869712.
5. Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-89997-119-3.