The U Notch
The U Notch is a mountain saddle in Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 13,924 feet. The U Notch is situated nearby to the locality Cienaga Mirth.Places of Interest
Highlights include North Palisade and Mount Sill.
North Palisade
Peak
Photo: Ansel Adams, Public domain.
North Palisade is the third-highest mountain in the Sierra Nevada range of California, and one of the state's small number of peaks over 14,000 feet, known as fourteeners.
Mount Sill
Peak
Photo: Jonathan Fox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Sill is one of the fourteeners of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in the Palisades, a group of prominent rock peaks with a few small glaciers on their flanks.
Mount Agassiz
Peak
Mount Agassiz, at 13,899 feet, is one of the 20 highest peaks of California. It is the northernmost and easiest to climb of the major Palisades summits.
The U Notch
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 13,924 feet
- Description: mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.0935° or 37° 5′ 37″ northLongitude
-118.5124° or 118° 30′ 45″ westElevation
13,924 feet (4,244 metres)Open location code
85933FVQ+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 10548416508OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q123370689
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cienaga Mirth and Logging Flat.
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Highlights include Polemonium Peak and Starlight Peak.
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