Mount Huntington (California) Explained

Mount Huntington
Elevation Ft:12355
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:514
Range:Sierra Nevada
Listing:Mountains of California
Country:United States
State:California
Subdivision2 Type:County
Subdivision2:Mono
Subdivision3 Type:Protected area
Subdivision3:John Muir Wilderness
Map:USA California#USA
Coordinates:37.4697°N -118.7776°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Mount Abbot
First Ascent:1934 by David Brower, Norman Clyde, and Hervey Voge[3]
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Mount Huntington is a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness north of Kings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, northwest of Mount Crocker, northeast of Mount Hopkins, and south-southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Collis Potter Huntington, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Huntington is located in an alpine climate zone.[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific 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 or snowfall onto the range.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Huntington . www.peakbagger.com . September 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529113120/https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=27905 . 2022-05-29 .
  2. 261653 . Mount Huntington . September 7, 2018 .
  3. Book: Secor, R. J.. The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails. 2009. The Mountaineers Books. 978-1-59485-481-1.
  4. H . 2009-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103223856/http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/h.html . 2022-11-03 .
  5. Encyclopedia: Climate of the Sierra Nevada . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212210025/https://www.britannica.com/place/Sierra-Nevada-mountains/Climate . 2022-12-12 .