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Split Mountain is a 14,064-foot Sierra Nevada peak in California near the southeastern end of the Palisades, with twin summits on the Sierra Crest dividing the Kings River and Owens River drainages. The only fourteener in the South Fork Kings River watershed, it is California’s eighth-highest peak. Bolton Brown gave it its present name in 1896 for its double summit, replacing earlier names. First ascended in 1887 by Frank Salque and companions, it is also known for its striking two-toned east face, where dark granodiorite above light leucogranite creates a split appearance, and for being one of California’s more accessible fourteeners.
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