| Mount Newcomb | |
| Elevation Ft: | 13422 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 561 |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.90 |
| Isolation Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Pickering (13,474 ft) |
| Etymology: | Simon Newcomb |
| Listing: | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Location: | Sequoia National Park Tulare County California, U.S. |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 36.5401°N -118.2934°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Whitney |
| Rock: | granitic |
| Type: | Fault block |
| Age: | Cretaceous |
| First Ascent: | 1936 |
Mount Newcomb is a 13422feet mountain summit located just west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California.[3] It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is 2.8miles south of Mount Whitney, 1.1miles northeast of Mount Chamberlin, and 3.5 miles west of Mount Corcoran. Mt. Newcomb ranks as the 70th highest summit in California.[2] Topographic relief is significant as it rises 2083abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the second Crabtree Lake in approximately one mile. This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1940 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835–1909).[3] The first ascent of the summit was made August 22, 1936, by Max Eckenburg and Bob Rumohr.[4]
Established climbing routes:[5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Newcomb has an alpine climate.[6] 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains west to the Kern River via Whitney and Rock Creeks.