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North Palisade, the highest summit of the Palisades group in California’s central Sierra Nevada, rises above 14,000 feet and ranks as the range’s third-highest peak. Known for its steep northeast face, nearby Palisade Glacier, and demanding climbing routes, it is one of California’s fourteeners and a major mountaineering objective. Its name was disputed in the late 19th century, but after the first ascent on July 25, 1903, Joseph Nisbet LeConte supported the name North Palisade, which was later recognized officially by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Its rugged ridge also includes notable subsidiary summits such as Polemonium Peak, Starlight Peak, and Thunderbolt Peak.
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