Crater Mountain (California)
| Crater Mountain | |
|---|---|
 East aspect, from John Muir Trail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,874 ft (3,924 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 637 ft (194 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Ickes (12,959 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.26 mi (2.03 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°55′21″N 118°25′16″W / 36.9224799°N 118.4209834°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Crater Mountain Location in California  Crater Mountain Crater Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | class 2[1] from east or northeast |
Crater Mountain is a 12,874-foot-elevation (3,924-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the
Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) in less than one mile. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail which passes below the east aspect of the mountain. The first ascent of the summit was made July 19, 1922, by W. H. Ink, Meyers Butte, Frank Baxter, and Captain Wallace.[6]
This mountain has no crater as the name implies.
Climate
According to the
snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to Woods Creek which is a tributary of the South Fork Kings River
.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Crater Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ a b c "Crater Mountain - 12,874' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ a b "Crater Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ Elizabeth Wenk, John Muir Trail, 2014, Wilderness Press, page 217.
- ^ Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ISBN 9780898869712, page 178.
- ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Weather forecast: Crater Mountain
- Crater Mountain photo: Flickr