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The Palisades (or the Palisade Group) are a group of peaks in the central part of the Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. They are located about southwest of the town of Big Pine, California. The peaks in the group are particularly steep, rugged peaks and "contain the finest alpine climbing in California." The group makes up about of the Sierra Crest, which divides the Central Valley watershed from the Owens Valley, and which runs generally northwest to southeast. Josiah Whitney in his book ''Geology, Volume 1'' writes:
On the northeast side of the group lie the Palisade Glacier and the Middle Palisade Glacier, the largest glaciers in the Sierra Nevada. These glaciers feed Big Pine Creek. Notable peaks of the group include four independent〔This uses a topographic prominence cutoff of . See the fourteener article for more information.〕 fourteeners: * North Palisade, 〔 * Mount Sill, * Split Mountain, * Middle Palisade, and the following mountains in addition: * Mount Agassiz, , the northwesternmost peak of the group before Bishop Pass. * Birch Mountain, , which juts out further towards the Owens Valley than the rest of the group. * Norman Clyde Peak, 2731 * Palisade Crest, * Temple Crag, , known for its many rock climbing routes. * Mount Winchell, North Palisade has some additional subpeaks over ; see the North Palisade article for those summits. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palisades (California Sierra)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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