Mount Kaweah
Mount Kaweah from Red Spur, circa 1932
Highest point
Elevation13,807 ft (4,208 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,027 ft (618 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates36°31′34″N 118°28′42″W / 36.5260491°N 118.4784256°W / 36.5260491; -118.4784256[4]
Geography
Mount Kaweah is located in California
Mount Kaweah
Mount Kaweah
LocationTulare County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeGreat Western Divide, Sierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Triple Divide Peak
Climbing
First ascentSeptember 1881 by Frederick H. Wales, William B. Wallace and James W. A. Wright[5]
Easiest routeHike, class 1[6]

Mount Kaweah (/kəˈwiː.ə/) is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park and forms part of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide which extends south from Triple Divide Peak. It has a summit elevation of 13,807 ft (4,208 m), the highest along the Kaweah Peaks Ridge.

Name

The peak was named for the Kaweah River which has its headwaters to the west of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge. The Kaweahs, however, drain into the Kern River.[1] The Kaweah River was named for the Kawai (or Gā'wia) tribe, members of the Yokuts people. The Yokuts were once known as Mariposa.[7]

Foxtail Pine

A rare pine, the Foxtail Pine, lives on the southern slopes of Mount Kaweah.[8]

Foxtail Pine below Mount Kaweah (2011)

Highest mountain in the southwest Sierra

Mount Kaweah is the highest mountain in the southwest Sierra.[6][9]

Climate

Climate data for Mount Kaweah 36.5258 N, 118.4812 W, Elevation: 13,133 ft (4,003 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 27.1
(−2.7) 		25.3
(−3.7) 		28.0
(−2.2) 		33.0
(0.6) 		39.8
(4.3) 		49.7
(9.8) 		56.0
(13.3) 		55.4
(13.0) 		50.5
(10.3) 		42.7
(5.9) 		33.6
(0.9) 		26.9
(−2.8) 		39.0
(3.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 17.3
(−8.2) 		15.2
(−9.3) 		17.5
(−8.1) 		21.2
(−6.0) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		36.7
(2.6) 		42.8
(6.0) 		42.1
(5.6) 		37.6
(3.1) 		30.5
(−0.8) 		23.3
(−4.8) 		17.5
(−8.1) 		27.4
(−2.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 7.6
(−13.6) 		5.1
(−14.9) 		7.1
(−13.8) 		9.5
(−12.5) 		15.4
(−9.2) 		23.7
(−4.6) 		29.6
(−1.3) 		28.9
(−1.7) 		24.7
(−4.1) 		18.4
(−7.6) 		13.1
(−10.5) 		8.1
(−13.3) 		15.9
(−8.9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 7.46
(189) 		5.87
(149) 		5.36
(136) 		3.49
(89) 		1.53
(39) 		0.50
(13) 		0.36
(9.1) 		0.19
(4.8) 		0.30
(7.6) 		1.68
(43) 		2.48
(63) 		7.13
(181) 		36.35
(923.5)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[10]

See also

References

South aspect from Chagoopa Plateau
  1. ^ a b c "Mount Kaweah, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  2. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  3. ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  4. ^ "Mount Kaweah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  5. ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club.
  6. ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 183. ISBN 978-0898869712.
  7. ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-89997-119-3.
  8. ^ "Photo of the habitat view of Foxtail Pine". All Things Plants. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  9. ^ Langenbacher. "Mount Kaweah". summitpost.org. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  10. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 8, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.

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