Angel Wings is a mountain in California, United States.
Description Angel Wings is a summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County of California. It is situated above Hamilton Lakes along the west side of the Great Western Divide in Sequoia National Park. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately above Hamilton Lakes in one-half mile (0.80 km). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River. Angel Wings' south face is the largest rock wall in Sequoia National Park,R.J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, , p. 106.John Moynier, Sierra Classics: 100 Best Climbs in the High Sierra, Chockstone Press, 1993, , p. 90. and was one of Fred Beckey's favorite climbs in North America.Fred Beckey, Fred Beckey's 100 Favorite North American Climbs, Patagonia, 2013, This landform's toponym has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Climbing Rock-climbing routes with first ascents:Angel Wings Rock Climbing, Mountain Project, Retrieved July 20, 2025.
South Face - Allen Steck, Dick Long, Les Wilson, Jim Wilson - (1967)Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1976, Sierra Club Books, , p. 363. South Arête - - Chris Jones, Galen Rowell - (1971)The South Arête of Angel Wings, Galen Rowell, 1972, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved July 20, 2025. Wings Over the Sierra - class 5.9 - Fred Beckey, Bill Lahr, Alan Neifeld, Craig Martinson - (1977)Angel Wings, Southwest Buttress, Killing in the Name, Vitaliy Musiyenko, 2016, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved July 20, 2025. Hell on Wings - class 5.10 - Richard Leversee, Kim Grandfield, Edwin C. Joe - (1989)United States, California—Sierra Nevada, Angel Wings, South Face, Hell on Wings, Edwin C. Joe, 1990, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved July 20, 2025. South Arête Direct - class 5.12 - Dave Nettle, Jim Nowak - (1991) Just a Rock in the Park - class 5.10 - Edwin C. Joe, Richard Leversee, Ron Felton - (1996)North America, United States, California, Angel Wings, Just a Rock in the Park, E.C. Joe, 1997, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved July 20, 2025. Valkyrie - class 5.11 - Dave Nettle, Peter Croft, Greg Epperson, Brandon Thau - (2012)Angel Wings, Valkyrie, Brandon Thau, 2013, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved July 20, 2025. Val Kilmer - class 5.11 - Jonathan Schaffer, Timothy Gibson - (2013)Angel Wings, southwest face, Val Kilmer, Timothy Gibson, 2014, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved July 20, 2025.
Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Angel Wings is located in an alpine climate zone. Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
Gallery
See also List of mountain peaks of California Big wall climbing
References
External links Angel Wings Rock Climbing: Mountainproject.com Weather forecast: Hamilton Lakes