Banner Peak
| Banner Peak | |
|---|---|
 Banner Peak from Thousand Island Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,942 ft (3,945 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 856 ft (261 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Ritter[2] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°41′48″N 119°11′43″W / 37.6966°N 119.1951415°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Banner Peak Location in California  Banner Peak Banner Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | |
Banner Peak is the second tallest peak in the
class 2[6] from the west end of Thousand Island Lake and then the saddle between Banner Peak and the slightly taller Mount Ritter
. Other nearby lakes include Lake Catherine and Shadow Lake.
The peak was named in 1883 by
topographer Willard D. Johnson who observed a banner cloud streaming from the summit.[8]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Banner Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[9] 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.
References
- ^ a b "Banner Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Key Col for Banner Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ^ "Banner Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ Daly, Dave. "Banner Peak". summitpost.org. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Banner Peak
Media related to Banner Peak at Wikimedia Commons