Bear Creek Spire
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File:Bear Creek Spire from Mosquito Flat.jpg
Bear Creek Spire
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Geography | |
Location | Inyo County, California, United States |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Hilgard |
Bear Creek Spire is located in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County in eastern California in the southwestern United States [1] and is the 46th highest mountain in California and the 225st highest mountain in the United States.[2] Bear Creek Spire is part of the John Muir Wilderness and the Inyo National Forest.[1]
History
Bear Creek Spire was named in 1908 by Joseph LeConte, James Hutchinson and Duncan McDuffie, because of its position at the head of the Hilgard Branch of Bear Creek.[3]
Climbing
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]