| Mount Keith | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,982 ft (4,262 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,903 ft (580 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Whitney[2] |
| Isolation | 3.09 mi (4.97 km)[1] |
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| Coordinates | 36°42′00″N118°20′37″W / 36.700092008°N 118.343612578°W /36.700092008; -118.343612578[5] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Keith | |
| Location | Inyo andTulare counties,California,U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Williamson |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1898, by Cornelius Beach Bradley, Jennie E. Price, Robert M. Price and Joseph C. Shinn[6] |
| Easiest route | Simple Scramble,class 2 by Northwest Face, South Face or Northeast Slopes[7] |
Mount Keith is a mountain on the crest ofCalifornia'sSierra Nevada, between Mount Bradley to the north, andJunction Peak to the southwest. Its north and west facing slopes feed theKings River watershed by way of Bubbs Creek, and its east and south slopes feed theOwens River via Shepherd Creek. By the same dividing line, Keith stands on the boundary ofKings Canyon National Park to the northwest, and theJohn Muir Wilderness to the southeast.[1] It is athirteener, a mountain which has a height over 13000 feet.
The peak was named for artist andSierra Club member,William Keith, by Helen Gompertz (later Helen LeConte) in July 1896.[6]
The first ascending party consisted ofCornelius Beach Bradley, Jennie and Robert Price, and Joseph Shinn. Scrambling over boulders and scree from the upper lakes of Center Basin, they made the summit by the Northwest Face route on July 6, 1898.[7]
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