Mount Morrison rises above Convict Lake in California’s Sierra Nevada and is known for its dramatic steep faces, especially the imposing north face that earned it the nickname “Eiger of the Sierra.” It is named for Robert Morrison, a Benton merchant killed near the lake on September 23, 1871, during a gunfight as a posse pursued escaped Nevada convicts; nearby Mono Jim Peak recalls Paiute guide Mono Jim, who also died there. The mountain is also notable for tilted and faulted ancient rock formations, fulgurites at the summit, early recorded ascents in 1928, and continuing importance as a demanding climbing objective.