Mount Warlow

Mount Warlow
South aspect, from Muir Pass
Highest point
Elevation	13,206 ft (4,025 m)[1]
Prominence	526 ft (160 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Fiske (13,503 ft)[2]
Isolation	0.68 mi (1.09 km)[2]
Coordinates	37°07′42″N 118°40′29″W / 37.1284231°N 118.6747173°W / 37.1284231; -118.6747173[3]
Naming
Etymology	Chester H. Warlow
Geography
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Location	class 2[2] South Ridge

Mount Warlow is a 13,206-foot-elevation (4,025 meter) mountain summit located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.^[3] It is situated on the Goddard Divide in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of Muir Pass, 0.69 miles (1.11 km) southeast of Mount Huxley, and 0.68 miles (1.09 km) southwest of Mount Fiske, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Warlow ranks as the 108th highest summit in California.^[2] The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail.

History

The mountain is named after Chester H. Warlow (1889–1963), attorney, Fresno civic leader, and conservationist, who was instrumental in the creation of Kings Canyon National Park.^[3] Each year from 1913 through 1930 he used his 30-day vacations to visit the High Sierras between Yosemite and Mount Whitney.^[4] He was California Highway Commissioner from 1943 through 1961, and also has a highway rest area near Kingsburg named after him. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[3] The first ascent of the summit was made in 1926 by Nathaniel Goodrich and Marjory Hurd.^[5]

Climate

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See also

• List of the major 4000-meter summits of California

References