Sierra Nevada Peaks - Region 7, Peak 11
Great Western Divide

Generated on 3 Dec 2008, see revision history for update details.
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Region 7: Great Western Divide, 11 peaks (see a list or map of other regions)

View all 11 peaks using Google Maps or Google Earth, or click on the UTM hints below for single peaks.
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Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.

Great Western Divide
sorted numerically on Num column

The requested peak, Sphinx The, is highlighted below.

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Num Peak Name
(more links) Waypoint Elev SPS Class Pics and
Reports UTM hint
(map) 7.5' Map Register

7.1 Triple Divide Peak S TRIPLS 12634 M 2 1 pic of TripleDividePeakS
4 reports on triple 632506 Triple Divide Peak

7.2 Glacier Ridge GLACIR 12360+ 2s4 1 pic of GlacierRidge
5 reports on glacier 607534 Triple Divide Peak

7.3 Whaleback WHALEB 11717 3 1 pic of Whaleback
2 reports on whaleback 632548 Sphinx Lakes

7.4 Milestone Mtn MILESM 13638 M 3 3 pics of MilestoneMtn
6 reports on milestone 674552 Mt Brewer^ need

7.5 Midway Mtn MIDWAM 13665 2 2 pics of MidwayMtn
6 reports on midway 675561 Mt Brewer^

7.6 Table Mtn TABLEM 13632 M 3 1 pic of TableMtn
4 reports on table 684580 Mt Brewer^

7.7 Thunder Mtn THUNDM 13517+ M 3s4 1 pic of ThunderMtn
6 reports on thunder 682590 Mt Brewer^ need

7.8 South Guard SGUARD 13232 2 1 pic of SouthGuard
6 reports on guard 675617 Mt Brewer^

7.9 Brewer Mt BREWEM 13570 E 2 1 pic of BrewerMt
6 reports on brewer 674634 Mt Brewer^

7.10 North Guard NGUARD 13327 3s4 6 reports on guard 670643 Mt Brewer^

7.11 Sphinx The SPHINX 9143 X 5 1 pic of SphinxThe
2 reports on sphinx 617704 The Sphinx need

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.

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Click here to download a text waypoint file with all waypoints in Waypoint+ format.

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

Datum,North America 1983,GRS 80,0,-1.6E-7,0,0,0
RouteName,7,GREATWDIVIDE
RoutePoint,D,TRIPLS,36.5929175,-118.5306820,12/03/2008,00:06:21,TRIPLEDIVPKS
RoutePoint,D,GLACIR,36.6176410,-118.5587266,12/03/2008,00:06:21,GLACIER RIDGE
RoutePoint,D,WHALEB,36.6302930,-118.5313764,12/03/2008,00:06:21,WHALEBACK
RoutePoint,D,MILESM,36.6345212,-118.4843617,12/03/2008,00:06:21,MILESTONE MTN
RoutePoint,D,MIDWAM,36.6432102,-118.4835629,12/03/2008,00:06:21,MIDWAY MTN
RoutePoint,D,TABLEM,36.6605356,-118.4737126,12/03/2008,00:06:21,TABLE MTN
RoutePoint,D,THUNDM,36.6689565,-118.4757664,12/03/2008,00:06:21,THUNDER MTN
RoutePoint,D,SGUARD,36.6934386,-118.4838719,12/03/2008,00:06:21,SOUTH GUARD
RoutePoint,D,BREWEM,36.7085038,-118.4850576,12/03/2008,00:06:21,BREWER MT
RoutePoint,D,NGUARD,36.7166212,-118.4898511,12/03/2008,00:06:21,NORTH GUARD
RoutePoint,D,SPHINX,36.7712000,-118.5503099,12/03/2008,00:06:21,SPHINX THE

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,7,GREATWDIVIDE
RoutePoint,UTM,TRIPLS,11,363158.5,4050608.3,12/03/2008,00:06:21,TRIPLEDIVPKS
RoutePoint,UTM,GLACIR,11,360694.3,4053391.3,12/03/2008,00:06:21,GLACIER RIDGE
RoutePoint,UTM,WHALEB,11,363162.5,4054755.6,12/03/2008,00:06:21,WHALEBACK
RoutePoint,UTM,MILESM,11,367373.6,4055158.8,12/03/2008,00:06:21,MILESTONE MTN
RoutePoint,UTM,MIDWAM,11,367459.9,4056121.6,12/03/2008,00:06:21,MIDWAY MTN
RoutePoint,UTM,TABLEM,11,368370.0,4058030.0,12/03/2008,00:06:21,TABLE MTN
RoutePoint,UTM,THUNDM,11,368200.8,4058967.0,12/03/2008,00:06:21,THUNDER MTN
RoutePoint,UTM,SGUARD,11,367518.5,4061694.1,12/03/2008,00:06:21,SOUTH GUARD
RoutePoint,UTM,BREWEM,11,367438.4,4063367.0,12/03/2008,00:06:21,BREWER MT
RoutePoint,UTM,NGUARD,11,367024.3,4064274.2,12/03/2008,00:06:21,NORTH GUARD
RoutePoint,UTM,SPHINX,11,361722.5,4070414.5,12/03/2008,00:06:21,SPHINX THE

Sierra Nevada Peaks - Region 7, Peak 11Great Western Divide

Region 7: Great Western Divide, 11 peaks (see a list or map of other regions)

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

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

Sierra Nevada Peaks - Region 7, Peak 11
Great Western Divide