Mount Lamarck
Mount Lamarck | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,417 ft (4,090 m)[1] |
Prominence | 97 ft (30 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Peak 13464 (Mt. Lamarck North)[2] |
Isolation | 0.21 mi (0.34 km)[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
Coordinates | 37°11′42″N 118°40′14″W / 37.1948699°N 118.6706147°W[3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Jean-Baptiste Lamarck |
Geography | |
Location | class 2[2] Southeast slope |
Mount Lamarck is a 13,417-foot-elevation (4,090-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.[3] It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of the community of
History
In 1895,
This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1911 by the
The first ascent of the summit was made via the south slope on August 15, 1925, by Norman Clyde, who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.[9][10]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Lamarck 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). The climate supports a small glacier in the cirque below Lamarck's steep northern cliffs. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains northeast into Lamarck Creek which is a tributary to Bishop Creek, and west into Evolution Creek, which is a San Joaquin River tributary.
See also
- List of the major 4000-meter summits of California
References
- ^ a b c d "Mount Lamarck, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ a b c "Lamarck, Mount - 13,417' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ a b c "Mount Lamarck". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "13464 - CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ Francis Peloubet Farquhar, Exploration of the Sierra Nevada, 1925, California Historical Society, page 47.
- ISBN 0-89997-119-9.
- ISBN 9780899970479, page 89.
- ISBN 9780520266193, page 202.
- ^ Norman Clyde - Mountaineer, Owensvalleyhistory.com
- ISBN 9781594857386, page 310.
- ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Lamarck
- Mt. Lamarck climbing: Mountainproject.com