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Archive Home > 2008 > November > 16 > California mountain’s name spurs avalanche of opinion

California mountain’s name spurs avalanche of opinion

The iconic North Palisade suits David Brower, backers say, but they’ve run into opposition

By Mike Anton / The Bulletin
November 16, 2008

BIG PINE, Calif. — Mountaineers consider it the zenith of the Sierra Nevada mountain range — 14,242 feet of walls and saw-toothed ridgelines, the loftiest of peaks guarding the eastern flank of Kings Canyon National Park.

North Palisade is to California what the Matterhorn is....

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