Pointless Peak
| Pointless Peak | |
|---|---|
| Mono Mesa | |
 Southeast aspect, from Rock Creek Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,256 ft (3,736 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 376 ft (115 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Huntington (12,355 ft)[4] |
| Isolation | 1.38 mi (2.22 km)[4] |
| Coordinates | 37°27′40″N 118°45′16″W / 37.461199°N 118.754398°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Pointless Peak Location in California  Pointless Peak Pointless Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | class 2[4] |
Pointless Peak, elevation 12,256 feet (3,736 m), is a mountain
Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,550 feet (780 meters) above this lake in approximately one mile (1.6 km). Neighbors include Mount Starr, 2.5 miles to the south, and line parent Mount Huntington, 1.4 mile to the northwest. This landform is also known as "Mono Mesa",[1] but neither name is official and it will remain unofficial so long as the USGS policy of not adopting new toponyms
in designated wilderness areas remains in effect.
Climate
According to the
snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from the north slope of this mountain drains into Hilton Creek, and from the east side into Rock Creek
.
Gallery
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Golden Lake and Pointless Peak (upper right).
Camera pointed north. -
Pointless Peak -
Mount Starr (left) and Pointless Peak (right) -
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South aspect -
Summit Lake and Pointless Peak.
Camera pointed north.
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References
- ^ ISBN 9781594857386, p. 359.
- ^ USGS Topographic Map - Mount Abbot
- ^ a b c "Pointless Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ a b c "Pointless Peak - 12,256' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.