Acrodectes Peak | |
Map: | California |
Map Width: | 200 |
Range: | Sierra Nevada |
Location: | Fresno County, California |
Elevation: | 13,187 ft (4020 m) |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 1339 |
Coordinates: | 36.8608°N -118.3751°W |
Coords Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Kearsarge Peak |
First Ascent: | 1935 by Norman Clyde and party[3] |
Easiest Route: | Scramble, [4] |
Acrodectes Peak is a mountain peak of the Sierra Nevada, located within Kings Canyon National Park in southern Fresno County, California.[5]
The summit is 13,187 feet (4020 m) in elevation.[1]
The peak was named after Acrodectes philopagus, a rare katydid species found in the region.[5]