The Palisades (or the Palisade Group) are a group of peaks in the central part of the Sierra Nevada range in the US state of California. They are located about 12 mi (20 km) southwest of the town of Big Pine, California. The peaks in the group are particularly steep, rugged peaks and "contain the finest alpine climbing in California."Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 1976, ISBN 0-87156-147-6 The group makes up about 6 mi (10 km) of the Sierra Crest, which divides the Central Valley watershed from the Owens Valley, and which runs generally northwest to southeast.

stakes of split wood approx. 3 metres long fixed one metre in the ground in rows.

A line of vertical stakes embedded in the ground used as part of a fortification.

A line of bold cliffs.