| Reynolds Peak | |
| Elevation Ft: | 9690. |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence Ft: | 760. |
| Prominence Ref: | [3] |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.30 |
| Isolation Ref: | [4] |
| Parent Peak: | Peak 9860 |
| Etymology: | G. Elmer Reynolds.[5] |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Location: | Mokelumne Wilderness |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Alpine |
| Region Type: | County |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 38.5806°N -119.8386°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [6] |
| Topo: | USGS Ebbetts Pass |
| Rock: | Volcanic rock[7] |
| Age: | Late Tertiary[8] |
| Easiest Route: | scrambling |
Reynolds Peak is a 9,690-foot-elevation (2,954 meter) mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
Reynolds Peak is set 3miles northwest of Ebbetts Pass in the Mokelumne Wilderness, on the common boundary that Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest shares with Stanislaus National Forest. Reynolds Peak is situated on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, with precipitation runoff from the peak draining west to the North Fork Mokelumne River, and east into tributaries of the East Fork Carson River. Topographic relief is modest as the east aspect rises 1100abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Raymond Meadows in one-half mile. Neighbors include Raymond Peak 1.7miles to the north and Highland Peak, 5.1miles southeast. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the eastern base of the mountain, providing an approach option from Ebbetts Pass.
At the recommendation of the US Forest Service, this landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1929 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor Gilbert Elmer Reynolds (1884–1928), for many years the managing editor of the Stockton Record and an advocate of forest conservation.[6] He was a member of the Sierra Club and one of California's leading conservationists.[9] [10]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Reynolds Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[11] 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.