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North Palisade (4341m)

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North Palisade culmine à 4341 mètres en United States, faisant partie de Sierra Nevada, North America. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

North Palisade — 4,341m — United States — watercolor illustration
Altitude
4341 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
37,096667, -118,513889
Type
fold_mountain

Comparaison des altitudes

Niveau de la mer 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m North Palisade 4341 m

À propos de cette montagne

North Palisade (4341m) is a fold mountain in the Sierra Nevada, United States. Grade 4/5: technical ascent requiring mountaineering skills and equipment. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

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Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

Topographic contour map of North Palisade (4341m)

The topographic contour map of North Palisade (4341m) in the Sierra Nevada shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 4,341m summit). Above 3,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Profil d'altitude

Elevation profile of North Palisade (4341m)

The east–west elevation profile of North Palisade (4341m) in the Sierra Nevada shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 4,341m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,800m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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