Mount Brewer

Mount Brewer is on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in Kings Canyon National Park,^[8]

Elevation13,576 ft (4,138 m) NAVD 88^[1]

Prominence1,168 ft (356 m)^[1]

Parent peakMidway Mountain^[2]

Listing

• Ultra-prominent peak
• SPS Emblem peak^[3]
• Western States Climbers Star peak^[4]

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Mount Brewer
Mount Brewer from East Lake
Highest point
Elevation	13,576 ft (4,138 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,168 ft (356 m)[1]
Parent peak	Midway Mountain[2]
Listing	Ultra-prominent peak SPS Emblem peak[3] Western States Climbers Star peak[4]
Coordinates	36°42′31″N 118°29′07″W[5]
Geography
Location	Tulare County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada, Great Western Divide
Topo map	USGS Mount Brewer[1]
Climbing
First ascent	July 2, 1864 by William H. Brewer and Charles F. Hoffmann[6]
Easiest route	Easy scramble, class 2[7]

Close

The peak was named for William Henry Brewer who worked on the first California Geological Survey and was the first Chair of Agriculture at Yale University's Sheffield Scientific School. He was chief of the field party that explored the central High Sierra in 1864.^[6]