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Starlight Peak

California > High Sierra > 09 - Palisades & Surr…

Description

This is a fourteener, thought not prominent enough to be considered its own mountain. Starlight's big brother would be the nearby North Palisade, both taller and larger than Starlight.

The true summit of Starlight is a very pointy, obelisk-like 30' boulder. It is most easily ascended by 5.9 moves on the East side.

Starlight can be accessed fairly quickly from North Pal. Either take one of the North Palisade routes up, or bag all the nearby fourteeners in the Palisade Traverse.

Getting There

Starlight, as well as all of the other peaks in the North Palisade group, can be accessed by the East side (Palisade glacier) or the West side (Thunderbolt Pass).

Routes from Left to Right

4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b
 1
Northwest Chute
Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI2 Easy Snow
 3
Starlight Buttress
Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 11 pitches
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Northwest Chute
 1
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b Trad, Alpine 3 pitches
Starlight Buttress
 3
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b WI2 Easy Snow Trad, Ice, Snow, Alpine 11 pitches

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Two hikers on Sill as viewed from Starlight.
[Hide Photo] Two hikers on Sill as viewed from Starlight.
Starlight's milk bottle summit block in the distance. Spot the 2 tiny climbers if you zoom in the photo
[Hide Photo] Starlight's milk bottle summit block in the distance. Spot the 2 tiny climbers if you zoom in the photo
After Starlight
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The Starlight Peak summit block
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