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Mt. Langley Climbing

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Routes in Mt. Langley

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	North east couloir T 3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Easy Snow
	Rest & Be Thankful (aka North Arete) T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Standard Route - south slopes Easy Snow
	Grayscale T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Core-Shot T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b

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Elevation:	14,027 ft	4,275 m
GPS:	36.5233, -118.239 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Certain Peaks: Access limited from May to October every year Details

Some of the peaks in this area are restricted (not all). See the Inyo National Forest's Mount Whitney Zone regulations webpage fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/pas… for current information. Access is usually limited from May to October of every year from the highest elevations of most of the Lone Pine Creek watershed.

Description

This is the southernmost of The Sierra Nevada Fourteeners.
It was probably ascended by Native Americans first.
William Bellows made the first recorded ascent in 1864.

Getting There

The easiest approach is from Cottonwood Lakes.
Go west on Whitney Portal Road. Turn left on Horseshoe Meadows Road. Turn right at the Pack Station Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead sign. Park at Horseshoe Meadows Parking lot and take the trail to the lakes.

Park at the Tuttle Creek trailhead, take the trail to the Ashram, then follow another trail up towards the peak.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mt. Langley

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

Easy Snow 6 ● Standard Route - south slopes Snow, Alpine
3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a Easy Snow 10 ● North east couloir Trad, Snow, Alpine
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● Rest & Be Thankful (aka North Ar… Trad, Alpine 15 pitches