Lamont Peak

Owens Peak Wilderness, CA
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Distance4.5 mi
Elevation gain2,500 ft
Route typeOut & back
Duration3 hr
CruxClass 3
Quality5/10

Peaks bagged

1
West Lamont Peak7,320 ft / Prom. 280 ft
2
Lamont Peak(SPS)7,429 ft / Prom. 229 ft
SPS – Sierra Peaks Section

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From Chimney Road, starting along the Lamont Peak Trail.
The trail climbs the spur on the right. The Lamont Pinnacles are on the left.
Starting up the spur.
View back toward Chimney Road.
The trail disappears at this outcrop, passable to the climber's right.
Contouring toward a small saddle, right of center.
Crossing over the ridge at the saddle. West Lamont Peak lies behind the prominence, top-left.
The trail degrades as it contours the south side of West Lamont Peak. View toward Spanish Needle (left of center) and Owens Peak (right of center).
View back toward the saddle.
West Lamont Peak comes into view. Its summit area consist of three peaklets, the easternmost being the tallest.
Leaving the trail for West Lamont Peak.
Some route finding through brush and over boulders to the West Lamont Peak's summit area.
West Lamont Peak's east peaklet.
Closeup of the east peaklet's Class 3 face. The climb is facilitated by several "chicken head" holds.
West Lamont Peak's east peaklet summit. View east toward Lamont Peak.
View east toward Lamont Peak (far left), East Lamont Peak (left of center), Spanish Needle (right of center), and Owens Peak (far right).
View west toward West Lamont Peak's middle and west peaklets.
View back on the traverse from the east to middle peaklet.
Aiming for the notch on the left, I awkwardly downclimbed into the gap below.
View from the base of West Lamont Peak's middle peaklet (right).
West Lamont Peak's middle peaklet summit. View toward the east peaklet and Lamont Peak.
View toward the west peaklet (left).
West Lamont Peak's west peaklet. I friction climbed the low-angle face.
West Lamont Peak's west peaklet summit. View toward the middle and east peaklets and Lamont Peak.
View southwest.
View back as I descend from West Lamont Peak's summit area.
Contouring east toward Lamont Peak.
Dropping 200 feet to the saddle between West Lamont Peak and Lamont Peak.
Starting up Lamont Peak's west slope.
Class 2 below the summit.
Lamont Peak summit. View southwest toward West Lamont Peak.
Closeup of West Lamont Peak.
View east toward East Lamont Peak (left of center), Spanish Needle (center), and Owens Peak (right).
View north toward Lamont Pinnacles. In the distance, Lamont Benchmark and Sawtooth Peak.

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