Middle Palisade

Middle Palisade
Middle Palisade, from Lone Pine Creek drainage
Highest point
Elevation	14,018 ft (4,273 m)  NAVD 88
Prominence	1,085 ft (331 m)
Parent peak	North Palisade
Listing	California fourteeners 11th SPS Mountaineers peak Western States Climbers Star peak
Coordinates	37°04′16″N 118°28′10″W / 37.0711425°N 118.4695046°W / 37.0711425; -118.4695046Coordinates: 37°04′16″N 118°28′10″W / 37.0711425°N 118.4695046°W / 37.0711425; -118.4695046
Geography
Middle Palisade Location in California
Location	Fresno and Inyo counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Split Mountain
Climbing
First ascent	August 26, 1921 by Francis Farquhar and Ansel Hall
Easiest route	East Face: Exposed scramble, class 3

Middle Palisade is a peak in the Palisades group, part of the central Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. It is the twelfth highest peak in the state.

Several routes involving exposed scrambling and/or easy technical rock climbing (class 4) exist on the various flanks of Middle Palisade. Some routes involve travel on the Middle Palisade Glacier. The easiest route involves scrambling (class 3) up a chute in the east face of the peak.