Mount Morgan | |
Elevation: | 12,998+ ft (3,962+ m) |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 1472 |
Map: | California#USA |
Map Size: | 260 |
Label Position: | bottom |
Listing: | Sierra Peaks Section[2] |
Location: | Mono County, California, U.S. |
Range: | Sierra Nevada |
Coordinates: | 37.5113°N -118.7798°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Topo: | USGS Convict Lake |
First Ascent: | 1934 by David Brower and Norman Clyde[4] |
Easiest Route: | Hike, arduous |
Mount Morgan is the highest point on Nevahbe Ridge in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It lies in Mono County, California, between McGee Canyon and Hilton Lakes. The mountain is in the John Muir Wilderness Area in the Inyo National Forest.
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Morgan 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