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Sierra Nevada Peaks - Region 1, Peak 3
Southern Sierra

Generated on 3 Dec 2008, see revision history for update details.
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    Region 1: Southern Sierra, 10 peaks (see a list or map of other regions)


    Map exported from     TOPO! software, used with permission.

    Southern Sierra
    sorted numerically on Num column
    The requested peak, Spanish Needle, is highlighted below.
    click on these headings to sort by that column click on these headings for more info
    Num Peak Name
    (more links)     		Waypoint Elev SPS ClassPics and
    Reports    		UTM hint
    (map)    		7.5' MapRegister
    1.1Pilot Knob SPILOTS6200+ 26 reports on pilot904543Onyx 
    1.2Owens PeakOWENSP8453 21 pic of OwensPeak
    2 reports on owens    		099552Owens Peak 
    1.3Spanish NeedleSPANIS7841 31 pic of SpanishNeedle
    11 reports on spanish    		096589Lamont Peak 
    1.4Lamont PeakLAMONP7429 21 pic of LamontPeak
    4 reports on lamont    		058612Lamont Peak 
    1.5Sawtooth Peak SSAWTOS8000+ 21 pic of SawtoothPeakS
    17 reports on sawtooth    		099646Ninemile Canyon 
    1.6Rockhouse PeakROCKHP8360+ 26 reports on rockhouse892735Rockhouse Basinneed
    1.7Taylor DomeTAYLOR8802 2s36 reports on taylor824686Cannell Peak 
    1.8Sirretta PeakSIRREP9977 16 reports on sirretta798762Sirretta Peak 
    1.9Crag PeakCRAGPK9480+ 37 reports on crag964971Crag Peak 
    1.10Smith MtnSMITHM9533 2s34 reports on smith899986Monache Mtn 

    NOTE: M = Mountaineers Peak, E = Emblem Peak, X = not on SPS List (in 'SPS' column)
      ^ = metric contours and elevations on 7.5' maps (in 7.5' map columns)
      Name Mt  => 'Mt' should be before peak 'Name' (ex: Rose Mt is Mount Rose, but sorted on 'Rose')
      Name Mtn => 'Mtn' is after peak 'Name' as listed (ex: Muah Mtn is Muah Mountain)
      Maps listed here are USGS 7.5 minute topo quads

    Below are GPS waypoints, in Waypoint+ text format, suitable for downloading to a GPS or importing/viewing in TOPO! software. The comment field contains the exact peak name, as in the various lists of peaks, but may be truncated by your GPS. The waypoint names are all abbreviated to 6 characters. Note that peaks marked by 'X' in the table above are not on the SPS List.

    The first set of data below has decimal degrees, with latitude and longitude after the 3rd and 4th comma. The second set of data shows full UTM zone, easting, and northing after the 3rd, 4th, and 5th commas. The "UTM Hint" in the table above represents the peak location to the nearest 100 meters, use the data below for more precision.

    NAD83 datum, Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees (UTM below).

    Datum,North America 1983,GRS 80,0,-1.6E-7,0,0,0
RouteName,1,SOUTHERN SIERRA
RoutePoint,D,PILOTS,35.7285925,-118.2123434,12/03/2008,00:07:11,PILOT KNOB S
RoutePoint,D,OWENSP,35.7382454,-117.9969477,12/03/2008,00:07:11,OWENS PEAK
RoutePoint,D,SPANIS,35.7713490,-118.0012969,12/03/2008,00:07:11,SPANISH NEEDLE
RoutePoint,D,LAMONP,35.7919758,-118.0435610,12/03/2008,00:07:11,LAMONT PEAK
RoutePoint,D,SAWTOS,35.8231609,-117.9985619,12/03/2008,00:07:11,SAWTOOTH PEAK S
RoutePoint,D,ROCKHP,35.9009496,-118.2284682,12/03/2008,00:07:11,ROCKHOUSE PEAK
RoutePoint,D,TAYLOR,35.8563610,-118.3032622,12/03/2008,00:07:11,TAYLOR DOME
RoutePoint,D,SIRREP,35.9243172,-118.3331464,12/03/2008,00:07:11,SIRRETTA PEAK
RoutePoint,D,CRAGPK,36.1147035,-118.1521228,12/03/2008,00:07:11,CRAG PEAK
RoutePoint,D,SMITHM,36.1272383,-118.2244287,12/03/2008,00:07:11,SMITH MTN

    NAD27 datum, UTM Zone/East/North in decimal meters (degrees above).

    Datum,North America 1927 mean,Clarke 1866 ,-69.4,-0.37264639,-8,160,176
RouteName,1,SOUTHERN SIERRA
RoutePoint,UTM,PILOTS,11,390438.6,3954328.4,12/03/2008,00:07:11,PILOT KNOB S
RoutePoint,UTM,OWENSP,11,409930.0,3955180.0,12/03/2008,00:07:11,OWENS PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,SPANIS,11,409574.2,3958855.8,12/03/2008,00:07:11,SPANISH NEEDLE
RoutePoint,UTM,LAMONP,11,405778.3,3961183.4,12/03/2008,00:07:11,LAMONT PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,SAWTOS,11,409880.0,3964600.0,12/03/2008,00:07:11,SAWTOOTH PEAK S
RoutePoint,UTM,ROCKHP,11,389220.0,3973464.0,12/03/2008,00:07:11,ROCKHOUSE PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,TAYLOR,11,382404.2,3968605.7,12/03/2008,00:07:11,TAYLOR DOME
RoutePoint,UTM,SIRREP,11,379808.5,3976179.9,12/03/2008,00:07:11,SIRRETTA PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,CRAGPK,11,396390.2,3997090.2,12/03/2008,00:07:11,CRAG PEAK
RoutePoint,UTM,SMITHM,11,389900.0,3998560.0,12/03/2008,00:07:11,SMITH MTN