Mount Silliman

Mount Silliman
Mount Silliman, from the north near Silliman Pass
Highest point
Elevation	11,193 ft (3,412 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	828 ft (252 m)[1]
Parent peak	Midway Mountain
Listing	Mountains of California
Coordinates	36°38′36″N 118°41′47″W[2]
Geography
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Location	Tulare County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Silliman
Climbing
First ascent	June 28, 1864 by Clarence King, James Gardiner, Richard Cotter, and William Brewer[3]
Easiest route	Scramble from Sillman Pass, class 2[4]

Mount Silliman is a mountain in California along the boundary between Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park The summit, at 11,193 feet (3,412 m) is on the Sillman Crest, a part of the Kings-Kaweah Divide.

History

The peak was named by members of the Whitney Survey in honor of Benjamin Silliman, professor of chemistry at Yale College. William Brewer, the head of the survey, had studied agricultural chemistry under Silliman. Besides the mountain and crest, there are a pass, a creek, a meadow and a lake that bear the name Silliman.^[3]

The first recorded ascent was by Clarence King, James Gardiner, Richard Cotter, and William Brewer on June 28, 1864.^[3]

Climb

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  A stand of Foxtail Pines below the summit
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  View of Little Lakes from the summit

The summit can be approached by way of the Twin Lakes trail from the Lodgepole Campground on the Generals Highway. From Sillman Pass traverse (class 2) to the east ridge and follow it to the summit. There are several more technical routes to the summit which are mostly class 5.6 or more difficult.^[4][5]

Flora

The rare foxtail pine grows directly below Silliman's summit.

See also

• Silliman Pass, directly below
• Twin Peaks, close by

References

1. "Mount Silliman, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
2. "Mount Silliman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
3. Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 199. ISBN 0899971199.
4. Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 978-0898869712.
5. "Mount Silliman". SummitPost.org.