We departed the trailhead at Glacier Lodge at 11:44, expecting a short and easy approach to Finger Lake. Norman Clyde Glacier. It has several high quality routes leading to its lofty summit and has one of the greatest views of any peak in the Sierra. Norman Clyde Glacier on its north face, and Middle Palisade Glacier on its east both feed the headwaters of the South Fork of Big Pine Creek. Timeline: October 6, 2019. Timeline: June 21, 2019. Norman Clyde Glacier is a small glacier located in the crest of the Sierra Nevada Range in the John Muir Wilderness of Inyo National Forest in Inyo County, California. We left Mammoth Lakes around 9:00 and started from the overnight hikers parking lot at Glacier Lodge at 10:50, going at a leisurely pace. Norman Clyde Peak, standing 13,861 feet tall, is in natural company among the high peaks of the Palisades region of the Sierra Nevada in California.

Consider things such as access and accommodation at the base of Norman Clyde Peak, as well as the logistics of climbing to the summit. Norman Clyde Peak is named after the famous Sierra mountaineering pioneer. Be the first to submit your climbing note! It is located just north of Middle Palisade Peak (14,040′). Failed ascent of Norman Clyde Peak (North-Northeast Ridge, class 4) and ascent of The Thumb (via Southfork Pass, class 3), with Mike Callen, June 21-24, 2019.