| Bear Creek Spire | |
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 Bear Creek Spire | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,726 ft (4,184 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,440 ft (440 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of California |
| Coordinates | 37°22′05″N118°46′03″W / 37.368012°N 118.767505°W /37.368012; -118.767505[1] |
| Geography | |
  Bear Creek Spire | |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Hilgard |
Bear Creek Spire is a mountain in theSierra Nevada inInyo County,California, in the westernUnited States,[1] and is the 46th highest mountain in California and the 225th highest mountain in the United States.[2] Bear Creek Spire is part of theJohn Muir Wilderness and theInyo National Forest.[1]
Bear Creek Spire was named in 1908 byJoseph LeConte,James Hutchinson andDuncan McDuffie, because of its position at the head of the Hilgard Branch of Bear Creek.[3]
The first ascent of Bear Creek Spire was a solo climb by Hermann Ulrichs in 1923 up its west face.[3][4]Norman Clyde established the Northeast Face route in October 1931 and a route up the Northeast Buttress in May 1932.[3]
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