This list of first ascent

First ascent

In climbing, a first ascent is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route...

s in the Sierra Nevada can be sorted by any listed characteristic. The route taken and its Yosemite Decimal System

Yosemite Decimal System

The Yosemite Decimal System is a three-part system used for rating the difficulty of walks, hikes, and climbs. It is primarily used by mountaineers in the United States and Canada. The Class 5 portion of the Class scale is primarily a rock climbing classification system. Originally the system was...

 rating are given where known. The only criteria for inclusion is the historic notability of the climb when it was completed. Both first ascents of summits by any route, and first ascents of technical non-summit routes, are listed.

Peak	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Red Lake Peak Red Lake Peak Red Lake Peak is believed to be the vantage point from which John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss made the first recorded sighting of Lake Tahoe in February 1844 as Fremont's exploratory expedition made a desperate crossing of the Sierra Nevada through what is now Carson Pass on their way to obtain...	10068	3,068.7					Farquhar 1965
	14032	4,277	South Slopes	1			Secor
Red Slate Mountain Red Slate Mountain Red Slate Mountain is the highest peak in the Sherwin Range, which subrange of the Sierra Nevada. It lies along the Sierra Crest that divides Fresno County from Mono County, California....	13156	4,009.9		1	* disputed by Farquhar 1926		Secor
	13576	4,138	South Ridge	2			Secor
	14025	4,274.8	North Rib	3			Secor
	11527	3,513.4	Southeast Arête	4			Secor
Cathedral Peak Cathedral Peak (California) Cathedral Peak is part of the Cathedral Range, a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park in eastern Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada...	10911	3,325.7	West Face	4			Secor
	13120	3,999	Lyell Glacier				Secor
	14505	4,421.1	West Slope	2			Secor
Half Dome Half Dome Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar rock formation. The granite crest rises more than above the valley floor....	8836	2,693.2	Cables Route	6			Farquhar
	9092	2,771.2	Northeast Side				Secor
	12886	3,927.7	Southeast Ridge	3			Secor
	14389	4,385.8	Southeast ridge from George Creek	2			Secor
Split Mountain	14064	4,286.7		1			Secor
Junction Peak Junction Peak Junction Peak is a thirteener in the Sierra Nevada. Joseph Nisbet LeConte chose this name in 1896, noting that it marks the point where the Sierra Crest crosses the water divide of the Kern and Kings rivers...	13888	4,233.1	South Ridge	3			Secor
	14159	4,315.7	Southwest slope				Secor
	14248	4,342.8	The LeConte Route	4			Secor
Table Mountain	13627	4,153.5	West Ridge, South Side	3			Secor
Temple Crag Temple Crag Temple Crag is a popular rock climbing destination in the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada. It straddles the drainages of the North and South Forks of Big Pine Creek....	12982	3,956.9	Southeast face	3	United States Geological Survey United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...		Secor
Milestone Mountain Milestone Mountain Milestone Mountain is a thirteener on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada. The summit marks a point on the boundary between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. It is south of Midway Mountain and northeast of Triple Divide Peak. It takes its name from the shape of the...	13641	4,157.8	Southwest Ridge	3			Secor
	14018	4,272.7	West face	3			Secor
	13992	4,264.8	Southwest Slope and Northwest Face	4			Secor
Black Kaweah Black Kaweah Black Kaweah is a mountain of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge of the California's Sierra Nevada, in Sequoia National Park. The peak has a local magnetic disturbance that has caused compasses in the vicinity to vary by up to eight degrees....	13680	4,169.7	West Ridge	3			Secor
Triple Divide Peak	12634	3,850.8	East Ridge				Secor
	14018	4,272.7	Farquhar Route	4			Secor
	13899	4,236.4					Voge
	14094	4,295.9	East ridge	3			Secor
	12366	3,769.2	East Slope	2			Secor
	12264	3,738.1	Glacier Route	4			Secor
Norman Clyde Peak Norman Clyde Peak Norman Clyde Peak, standing tall, is in natural company among the high peaks of the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada in California. It lies on the Palisades' main ridge, between Middle Palisade and Palisade Crest. Norman Clyde Glacier on its north face, and Middle Palisade Glacier on its east...	13855	4,223	North face	3			Secor
Thunderbolt Peak	14003	4,268.1	Underhill Couloir	4			Secor
Mount Farquhar Mount Farquhar Mount Farquhar, or Mount Francis Farquhar, is a peak in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named in for of Francis P. Farquhar, a conservationist who played a key role in creating the park.- Geography :...	12899	3,931.6	South Ridge	3			Secor
	14080	4,291.6	U Notch				Secor
	13930	4,245.9		3			Secor
North Dome North Dome North Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California. It is the southern summit of Indian Ridge, north of Washington Column and the Royal Arches on the northeastern wall of Yosemite Valley. It can be reached by trail from the Tioga Pass Road, or by going up the Yosemite Falls trail...	7542	2,298.8	Royal Arches Route Royal Arches Route (Yosemite) The Royal Arches Route is a technical climbing route in California's Yosemite Valley on the Royal Arches wall. The route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.- External links :****...	5.10			Roper; Steck
Lost Arrow Spire Lost Arrow Spire The Lost Arrow Spire is a detached pillar in Yosemite Valley, California, located immediately adjacent to Upper Yosemite Falls. The structure includes the Lost Arrow Spire Chimney route which is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America...	6930	2,112.3	Spire Chimney Lost Arrow Spire Chimney The Lost Arrow Spire Chimney in Yosemite National Park is the first technical climbing route to ascend the entire Lost Arrow Spire. This route shares the last two pitches with the Lost Arrow Spire Tip route which can also be reached by rappelling from above...	5.10			Roper; Steck
Sentinel Rock Sentinel Rock For the granite dome near Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, see Sentinel Dome.Sentinel Rock is a granitic peak in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It towers over Yosemite Valley, opposite from Yosemite Falls....	7038	2,145.2	Steck-Salathe Route Steck-Salathé Route (Sentinel Rock) The Steck-Salathé Route is a technical climbing route up Sentinel Rock. The route was first climbed June 30 - July 4, 1950, by Allen Steck and John Salathé, up the north face of Sentinel Rock in Yosemite Valley....				Roper; Steck
Palisade Crest Palisade Crest Palisade Crest is a jagged ridge in Palisades's region of the Sierra Nevada southeast of Mount Sill and northwest of Middle Palisade. Its twelve pinnacles are unofficially named for characters from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien...	13559	4,132.8	Northwest ridge	4			Secor