Mount Chamberlin | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,169 ft (4,014 m)[1] |
Prominence | 374 ft (114 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Newcomb (13,422 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 1.07 mi (1.72 km)[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
Coordinates | 36°32′01″N 118°18′38″W / 36.5335419°N 118.3106544°W[3] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin |
Geography | |
Location | Sequoia National Park Tulare County California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Whitney |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cretaceous |
Mountain type | Fault block |
Type of rock | granitic |
Climbing | |
First ascent | < 1932, J. H. Czock |
Easiest route | class 2[2] West or south slopes |
Mount Chamberlin is a 13,169-foot-elevation (4,014-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California.[3] It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-southwest of Mount Whitney, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Mount Hitchcock, and 3.5 miles west of Mount Corcoran. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 1,830 feet (560 meters) above Crabtree Lakes in one-half mile. Mt. Chamberlin ranks as the 119th highest summit in California.[2] This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1940 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843–1928).[3] The first ascent of the summit was made by Sierra Club member J. H. Czock, date unknown.[4]
Established climbing routes:[5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Chamberlin has an alpine climate.[6] 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 Whitney and Rock Creeks.