Mount Chamberlin (California)

Mount Chamberlin is a mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is south-southwest of Mount Whitney, south of Mount Hitchcock, and 3.5 miles west of Mount Corcoran. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately above Crabtree Lakes in one-half mile. Mt. Chamberlin ranks as the 119th highest summit in California. This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1940 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin. The first ascent of the summit was made by Sierra Club member J. H. Czock, date unknown.

Climbing

Established climbing routes:

South and West Slopes – – 1932 by J.N. Holladay, E.M. Holladay, H.E. Fritsche
East Ridge – class 3 – 1956 by George O. Hale
North Pillar – class 5.10 – 1979 by Galen Rowell, Mike Farrell
North Face – class 5.10d – 1983 by Claude Fiddler, Bob Harrington
Eastern Pillar of the North Face – class 5.11 – 1992 by Julie Brugger, Andy de Klerk
Asleep at the Wheel – class 5.11 – 2001 by Jimmy Haden, Mike Pennings
Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Chamberlin has an alpine climate. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains west to the Kern River via Whitney and Rock Creeks.