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Mount Langley

Coordinates:36°31′24″N118°14′20″W/ 36.5232685°N 118.2389774°W/36.5232685; -118.2389774
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Mount Langley
Highest point
Elevation14,032 ft (4,277 m)NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,165 ft (355 m)[1]
Parent peakMount Whitney[2]
Listing
Coordinates36°31′24″N118°14′20″W/ 36.5232685°N 118.2389774°W/36.5232685; -118.2389774[7]
Geography
Mount Langley is located in California
Mount Langley
Mount Langley
LocationInyo / Tularecounties,California,U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGSMount Langley
Climbing
First ascentUnknown, but prior to 1871[8]
Easiest routeHike from New Army Pass on the south,class 1[4]

Mount Langleyis a mountain located on the crest of theSierra Nevada,on the boundary betweenInyoandTularecounties in easternCalifornia,in theUnited States.To the east is theOwens Valley,and to the west is theKern River Valley.It is the ninth-highest peak in the state and the seventh-highest in the Sierra.Mount Whitney,the highest peak in thecontiguous United States,lies 4.8 miles (7.7 km) to the northwest. Mount Langley also has the distinction of being the southernmostfourteenerin the United States.

History[edit]

Today, the mountain is named afterSamuel Pierpont Langley.In the early 1870s, it was confused with Mount Whitney by early climbers, and called by this name. When the mistake was realized, the peak was alternately calledMount Corcoran,Cirque Peak, or Sheep Mountain;[7][9]the former two names being later attached to other mountains. But its current name became established in local usage, and was made official by theBoard on Geographic Namesin 1943.[7]

Climbing[edit]

View of buttes from summit

Mount Langley is one of the easiest of California'sfourteenersto climb.[10]A hiking trail starts at nearby Horseshoe Meadow, at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (3,048 m), passes scenic Cottonwood Lakes, and climbs through New Army Pass. From there hikers travel cross-country to Old Army Pass, where they may pick up the recently constructedClass 1Mount Langley Trail, which follows a series of large rock cairns for the two mile push to the summit.[11]New Army Pass is 7 miles (11 km) from the trailhead at Horseshoe Meadow and is an easier but longer approach to Langley than Old Army Pass via Cottonwood Lakes Trail.[12]

Due to the elevation, both passes are covered with snow most of the year. New Army Pass sits on a south-facing slope and it tends to clear of snow somewhat earlier in the season. Old Army Pass is only clear of snow for less than two months per year, from mid-August to early October. During the winter months, even the paved road to Horseshoe Meadow is closed, making the summit significantly harder to reach.

The first recorded climb of the mountain was in 1871 byClarence Kingand the French mountaineer Paul Pinson.[9][13]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Mount Langley 36.5192 N, 118.2388 W, Elevation: 13,159 ft (4,011 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 26.3
(−3.2) 		25.1
(−3.8) 		28.0
(−2.2) 		32.8
(0.4) 		40.3
(4.6) 		50.5
(10.3) 		56.8
(13.8) 		55.9
(13.3) 		50.8
(10.4) 		43.0
(6.1) 		33.1
(0.6) 		26.3
(−3.2) 		39.1
(3.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 17.1
(−8.3) 		15.3
(−9.3) 		17.8
(−7.9) 		21.8
(−5.7) 		27.7
(−2.4) 		36.9
(2.7) 		42.9
(6.1) 		42.1
(5.6) 		38.2
(3.4) 		31.4
(−0.3) 		23.5
(−4.7) 		17.3
(−8.2) 		27.7
(−2.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 7.8
(−13.4) 		5.5
(−14.7) 		7.7
(−13.5) 		10.8
(−11.8) 		15.1
(−9.4) 		23.3
(−4.8) 		28.9
(−1.7) 		28.2
(−2.1) 		25.5
(−3.6) 		19.8
(−6.8) 		13.9
(−10.1) 		8.3
(−13.2) 		16.2
(−8.8)
Averageprecipitationinches (mm) 8.48
(215) 		7.04
(179) 		6.08
(154) 		4.08
(104) 		1.49
(38) 		0.45
(11) 		0.43
(11) 		0.25
(6.4) 		0.35
(8.9) 		1.92
(49) 		2.55
(65) 		8.00
(203) 		41.12
(1,044.3)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Mount Langley, California".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2009-01-20.
  2. ^"Key Col for Mount Langley".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2016-03-23.
  3. ^"California 14,000-foot Peaks".Peakbagger.com.Retrieved2016-03-23.
  4. ^ab"Sierra Peaks Section List"(PDF).Angeles Chapter,Sierra Club.Retrieved2009-08-12.
  5. ^"Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List".Climber.org.Retrieved2016-03-24.
  6. ^"Vagmarken Sierra Crest List".Angeles Chapter,Sierra Club.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  7. ^abc"Mount Langley".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Retrieved2009-01-20.
  8. ^Secor, R.J. (2009).The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails(3rd ed.). Seattle:The Mountaineers.pp. 43–44.ISBN978-0898869712.
  9. ^abFarquhar, Francis P.(1926).Place Names of the High Sierra.San Francisco:Sierra Club.Retrieved2009-01-20.
  10. ^"California 14ers - Guided Summit Climbs with AAI".American Alpine Institute.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-09-23.Retrieved2021-11-10.
  11. ^"Climbing Mount Langley?"(PDF).National Park Service.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2017-03-04.Retrieved2020-11-10.
  12. ^"Mount Langley in Sequoia National Park".hikespeak.com.Hikespeak - Sierra Nevada Mountains.Archivedfrom the original on July 2, 2017.RetrievedMay 11,2017.
  13. ^Hill, Mary (2006).Geology of the Sierra Nevada(revised ed.). University of California Press. p. 99.ISBN0-520-23696-3.
  14. ^"PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University".PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University.Archivedfrom the original on July 25, 2019.RetrievedOctober 8,2023.To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates(underLocation); copyLatitudeandLongitude figuresfrom top of table; clickZoom to location;clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp;click30-year normals, 1991-2020;click800m;clickRetrieve Time Seriesbutton.

External links[edit]

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