Bloody Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,558 ft (3,828 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
Prominence | 1,234 ft (376 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 37°33′38″N 118°54′25″W / 37.5604916°N 118.9070722°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Mono County, California, U.S |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Bloody Mountain |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 3, 1928 by Norman Clyde [3] |
Bloody Mountain is located in the Sierra Nevada 1 mile South East of Mammoth Lakes ( Mono County) in eastern California in the southwestern United States. [1]
The origin of the name Bloody Mountain is unclear. Some hold it was named for the color of the rocks of the mountain, while others believe it was named for a bloody skirmish between the sheriff and escaped convicts in 1871. [4]