Mt. Russell
Mt. Russell is a climbing area in California with 9 routes.
Photo: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10c
- Alpine
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Mt. Russell is a climbing area in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, within Sequoia National Park in California. The National Park Service manages the land, and the peak sits inside designated wilderness. Nine alpine-style climbing routes make up the area, with grades ranging from about 5.6 up to 5.10c. The North Face is the easiest at 5.6, and the Western Front is the hardest at 5.10c. Most of the routes were first ascended between the 1970s and 2020, with Coyote Crossing, for example, climbed by Cam Dodds and Chip Powell in August 2020. Mt. Carillon and Mt. Whitney are both climbing areas within a mile of Mt. Russell. The Mount Whitney hike lies about 1.8 miles away, and Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground is about 2.9 miles away.
Routes (9)
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