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Central Sierra Nevada

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	North Palisade (14,242 ft/4341 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	4,442 sq mi / 11,505 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	99 mi / 160 km North-South 118 mi / 190 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 9' N; 119° 16' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central Sierra Nevada
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Central Sierra Nevada.

Sierra Nevada	Level 3 (Parent)
Northern Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Sierra Nevada	Level 4
Mammoth Area	Level 5 (Child)
Kaiser-Dinkey Lakes Area	Level 5 (Child)
Mono Recesses-Humphreys Area	Level 5 (Child)
Evolution Region	Level 5 (Child)
Palisades	Level 5 (Child)
Central Kings Canyon Area	Level 5 (Child)
Sequoia Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southern Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central Sierra Nevada

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	North Palisade	14,242	4341	Palisades
2.	Mount Sill	14,153	4314	Palisades
3.	Polemonium Peak	14,080+	4292+	Palisades
4.	Split Mountain	14,058	4285	Palisades
5.	Middle Palisade	14,012	4271	Palisades
6.	Thunderbolt Peak	14,003	4268	Palisades
7.	Mount Humphreys	13,986	4263	Mono Recesses-Humphreys Area
8.	Disappointment Peak	13,917	4242	Palisades
9.	Mount Agassiz	13,893	4235	Palisades
10.	Norman Clyde Peak	13,855	4223	Palisades
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	North Palisade	14,242	4341	Palisades
2.	Mount Humphreys	13,986	4263	Mono Recesses-Humphreys Area
3.	Mount Darwin	13,831	4216	Evolution Region
4.	Mount Pinchot	13,494	4113	Central Kings Canyon Area
5.	Red Slate Mountain	13,123+	4000+	Mammoth Area
6.	Mount Givens	10,648	3246	Kaiser-Dinkey Lakes Area

Photos of Peaks in the Central Sierra Nevada

North Palisade The North Palisade massif glows in evening alpenglow from Palisade Basin (2009-09-06). Photo by Grant Myers. Click here for larger-size photo.	Starlight Peak Rapping off the "Milk Bottle" (1996-07-13). Photo by Terry Flood. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mount Sill Mount Sill in the California Palisades (2001-07-17). Photo by James Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.	Polemonium Peak Looking towards the U-Notch (2020-06-13). Photo by Justin Barham. Click here for larger-size photo.
Split Mountain INTO THE ABYSS (2014-07-20). Photo by JT Newgard. Click here for larger-size photo.	Middle Palisade Middle Palisade from the east (2012-08-03). Photo by Craig Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.
Thunderbolt Peak Getting ready to climb Thunderbolt's summit block just as the sun begins to light it up (2013-07-20). Photo by Craig Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Humphreys Mt. Humphreys from the south (2013-06-08). Photo by Craig Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.
Disappointment Peak Disappointment Peak from the traverse below Balcony Peak (2020-08-14). Photo by Rafee Memon. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Agassiz Mt. Agassiz left of center, with west slopes seen from summit of Mt. Goode, looking ESE. Bishop Lakes in left foreground; 11950' tarn at Bishop Pass in center below the peak (2013-09-13). Photo by J Thornton. Click here for larger-size photo.

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