Mount Huntington (California)
| Mount Huntington | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,355 ft (3,766 m)NGVD 29[1] |
| Prominence | 514 ft (157 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°28′11″N118°46′39″W/ 37.4696560°N 118.7776248°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Huntington  Mount Huntington Mount Huntington (the United States) | |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGSMount Abbot |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1934 byDavid Brower,Norman Clyde,and Hervey Voge[3] |
Mount Huntingtonis a mountain in theJohn Muir Wildernessnorth ofKings Canyon National Park.It is one of four peaks that surroundPioneer Basin,5 miles (8.0 km) northwest ofMount Crocker,2 miles (3.2 km) northeast ofMount Hopkins,and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-southwest ofMount Stanford.[2]The mountain was named forCollis Potter Huntington,one of the builders of theCentral Pacific Railroad.[4]
Climate[edit]
According to theKöppen climate classificationsystem, Mount Huntington is located in analpine climatezone.[5]Mostweather frontsoriginate in thePacific Ocean,and 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 orsnowfallonto the range.
References[edit]
- ^ab"Mount Huntington - Peakbagger.com".www.peakbagger.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2022-05-29.RetrievedSeptember 7,2018.
- ^ab"Mount Huntington".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.RetrievedSeptember 7,2018.
- ^Secor, R. J. (2009).The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails.The Mountaineers Books.ISBN978-1-59485-481-1.
- ^Farquhar, Francis P.(1926).Place Names of the High Sierra.San Francisco:Sierra Club.Retrieved2009-08-11.
- ^"Climate of the Sierra Nevada".Encyclopædia Britannica.Archived fromthe originalon 2022-12-12.
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