| Mount Newcomb | |
|---|---|
 East aspect, from Mount Langley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,422 ft (4,091 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 561 ft (171 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Pickering (13,474 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.90 mi (1.45 km)[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 36°32′24″N 118°17′36″W / 36.5400684°N 118.2934108°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Simon Newcomb |
| Geography | |
  Mount Newcomb Location in California  Mount Newcomb Mount Newcomb (the United States) | |
| Location | Sequoia National Park Tulare County California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Whitney |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Type of rock | granitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1936 |
| Easiest route | class 2[2] |
Mount Newcomb is a 13,422-foot-elevation (4,091-meter) mountain summit located just west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California.[3] It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south of Mount Whitney, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) northeast of Mount Chamberlin, and 3.5 miles west of Mount Corcoran. Mt. Newcomb ranks as the 70th highest summit in California.[2] Topographic relief is significant as it rises 2,083 feet (635 meters) above the second Crabtree Lake in approximately one mile. This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1940 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835–1909).[3] The first ascent of the summit was made August 22, 1936, by Max Eckenburg and Bob Rumohr.[4]
