The Three Chimneys (Tuolumne County, California) Explained

The Three Chimneys
Elevation Ft:9882
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:482
Prominence Ref:[2]
Isolation Mi:1.32
Parent Peak:Peak 9896
Map:California#USA
Map Size:240
Label Position:right
Location:Emigrant Wilderness
Country:United States of America
State:California
Region:Tuolumne
Region Type:County
Range:Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:38.2533°N -119.8017°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Topo:USGS Dardanelle
Type:Volcanic plug[4]

The Three Chimneys is a 9882adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain summit located in Tuolumne County, California, United States.

Description

The Three Chimneys is set on the boundary of the Emigrant Wilderness on land managed by Stanislaus National Forest. The landform is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and is situated four miles northwest of Granite Dome. Topographic relief is modest as the north aspect rises above Long Valley in 1mile. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Stanislaus River. The landform's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Three Chimneys 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.

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Notes and References

  1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Dardanelle
  2. Web site: Three Chimneys, The - 9,882' CA. listsofjohn.com. 2022-08-03.
  3. 255141. The Three Chimneys. 2022-08-03.
  4. Barry Parr (2022), Hiking the Sierra Nevada, Falcon Guides,, p. 225
  5. Encyclopedia: Climate of the Sierra Nevada . Encyclopædia Britannica.