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**10,259 ft (3,127 m)**

The Turret is less of a spire and more of a wall crowned with a jumbled mess of small pinnacles. Although its summit is not the highest of the Little Slide Spires, the Turret is the tallest from bottom to top - offering the longest routes.

It was first climbed by Joe Kiskis in 1970 by a mostly 3rd-4th class route on it's south-west side. The only other route listed in Secor's High Sierra guide is the East Face (III, 5.9).

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A short scramble up talus leads to the base of the formation.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Turret

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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
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● East Face of the Turret
Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
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● East Face of the Turret
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Alpine 9 pitches
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East Face of The Turret.
East Face of The Turret.
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The Turret, Little Slide Spires
The Turret, Little Slide Spires
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