Epidote Peak
North aspect, from East Lake
Highest point
Elevation10,964 ft (3,342 m)[1][2]
Prominence164 ft (50 m)[3]
Parent peakCamiaca Peak (11,739 ft)[2]
Isolation0.96 mi (1.54 km)[2]
Coordinates38°03′34″N 119°18′17″W / 38.0595123°N 119.3048241°W / 38.0595123; -119.3048241[4]
Naming
EtymologyEpidote
Geography
Epidote Peak is located in California
Epidote Peak
Epidote Peak
Location in California
Epidote Peak is located in the United States
Epidote Peak
Epidote Peak
Epidote Peak (the United States)
LocationMono County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Dunderberg Peak
Geology
Age of rockCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockMetamorphic rock
Climbing
First ascent1917
Easiest routeclass 2 Southeast slope[1]

Epidote Peak is a 10,964-foot-elevation (3,342 meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.[4] The mountain is set in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. The peak is situated one mile outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park, approximately one mile east of line parent Camiaca Peak, and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Dunderberg Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1,500 feet (460 meters) above East Lake in one-half mile. The first ascent of Epidote Peak was made by several Sierra Club members in 1917.[5] This landform's toponym, which refers to the greenish mineral epidote present here, has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been in print since at least 1919.[6][4][7]

Climate

Epidote Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[8] 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into headwaters of the East and West Forks of Green Creek, which is a tributary of the Walker River.

See also

Gallery

  • Epidote Peak is black feature in lower left. View from Dunderberg Peak looking west. Summit Lake to left, Hoover Lakes lower left, East Lake lower right. Camiaca Peak (reddish) left of center, Gabbro Peak lower right, Twin Peaks upper right.
    Epidote Peak is black feature in lower left. View from Dunderberg Peak looking west. Summit Lake to left, Hoover Lakes lower left, East Lake lower right. Camiaca Peak (reddish) left of center, Gabbro Peak lower right, Twin Peaks upper right.
  • South aspect of Epidote Peak (left) above Hoover Lakes
    South aspect of Epidote Peak (left) above Hoover Lakes

References

  1. ^ a b R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, page 443.
  2. ^ a b c "Epidote Peak - 10,964' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ "Epidote Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. ^ a b c "Epidote Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  5. ^ Robert L. Swift and David A. Nelson, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
  6. ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
  7. ^ Sierra Club Bulletin Volume 10 (1919), p. 290
  8. ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.

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