Blacktop Peak
Blacktop right of center, from northwest
Highest point
Elevation	12,724 ft (3,878 m)[1]
Prominence	360 ft (110 m)[2]
Parent peak	Kuna Peak (13,002 ft)[3]
Isolation	1.48 mi (2.38 km)[3]
Listing	Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[4]
Coordinates	37°47′37″N 119°11′46″W / 37.7937286°N 119.1961395°W / 37.7937286; -119.1961395[1]
Geography
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Location	Ansel Adams Wilderness Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Koip Peak
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Fault block
Type of rock	Metamorphic rock
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown[5]
Easiest route	class 2[3]

Blacktop Peak is a 12,724-foot-elevation (3,878 meter) mountain summit located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.^[1] It is situated in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. The summit lies one-half mile outside of Yosemite National Park's eastern boundary, and some of the lower western slope lies within the park. Blacktop Peak ranks as the 228th-highest summit in the state of California.^[3]

Blacktop Peak was likely named from its appearance.^[6] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.^[1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Blacktop Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.^[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 (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.