Tunnabora Peak
| Tunnabora Peak | |
|---|---|
 Tunnabora Peak centered at top, east aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,563 ft (4,134 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 571 ft (174 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Russell (14,088 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 1.15 mi (1.85 km)[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 36°36′18″N 118°16′56″W / 36.6051277°N 118.2821847°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Tunnabora Peak Location in California  Tunnabora Peak Tunnabora Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | |
Tunnabora Peak is a 13,563-foot-elevation (4,134-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the
Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 5,200 feet (1,600 meters) above Whitney Portal
in approximately three miles.
History
The first ascent of the summit was made in August 1905 by George R. Davis, USGS topographic engineer.[5] The peak's name was submitted by the National Park Service, and officially adopted by the
Climate
Tunnabora Peak has an alpine climate.[7] 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). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains west to the Kern River via Wallace Creek, and east to Owens Valley via George and Hogback Creeks.
Gallery
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Tunnabora Peak from Mt. Russell -
Tunnabora summit to the left.
Tulainyo Lake, with Mt. Carillon's subpeak "The Cleaver" to the right. -
Eastern Sierra, with road pointed toward Tunnabora Peak -
Eastern Sierra, with Tunnabora Peak centered
See also
- List of the major 4000-meter summits of California
- Mount Carl Heller
References
- ^ a b c "Tunnabora Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ a b c "Tunnabora Peak - 13,563' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ a b c d "Tunnabora Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ John D. and Ruth Mendenhall, Arthur B. Johnson, Braeme Gigas, and Howard Koster, A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ a b Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ^ A. L. Kroeber, California Place Names of Indian Origin, 1916, University of California Publications, page 64.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Tunnabora Peak
- Tunnabora Peak photo: PBase