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Milestone Mountain
Milestone Mtn Huber 1932.jpg
Milestone Mountain, July 1932 (East Side)
Highest point
Elevation 13,644 ft (4,159 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 711 ft (217 m)
Listing
  • SPS Mountaineers peak
  • Western States Climbers Star peak
Geography
Milestone Mountain is located in California
Milestone Mountain
Milestone Mountain
Location in California
Milestone Mountain is located in the United States
Milestone Mountain
Milestone Mountain
Location in the United States
Location Tulare County, California, U.S.
Parent range Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Mount Brewer
Climbing
First ascent July 14, 1912 via Southwest Ridge, by William E. Colby, Francis Farquhar and Robert Price.
Easiest route Southwest Ridge, East Side, or Northwest Face (all class 3 scrambles)

Milestone Mountain is a thirteener on the Great Western Divide, a subrange of the Sierra Nevada. The summit marks a point on the boundary between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. It is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of Midway Mountain and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) northeast of Triple Divide Peak. It takes its name from the shape of the obelisk on its peak, and has been called this since at least 1873.

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