Mount Robinson (California)

Mount Robinson
Southwest aspect, from Mt. Agassiz
Highest point
Elevation12,967 ft (3,952 m)[1][2]
Prominence367 ft (112 m)[3]
Parent peakAperture Peak (13,265 ft)[4]
Isolation0.73 mi (1.17 km)[4]
Coordinates37°07′04″N 118°31′02″W / 37.1178726°N 118.5172677°W / 37.1178726; -118.5172677[5]
Naming
EtymologyDouglas Robinson
Geography
Mount Robinson is located in California
Mount Robinson
Mount Robinson
Location in California
Mount Robinson is located in the United States
Mount Robinson
Mount Robinson
Mount Robinson (the United States)
LocationInyo County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Inconsolable Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS North Palisade
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Rock typeInconsolable Quartz Monzodiorite[6]
Climbing
First ascent1930 Norman Clyde
Easiest routeclass 3[2]

Mount Robinson is a 12,967-foot-elevation (3,952 meter) mountain summit located in Inyo County, California, United States.[5]

Description

Mount Robinson is set within the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is situated one mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the Palisades area, just outside the boundary of Kings Canyon National Park. It is approximately 13 miles (21 km) west of the community of Big Pine, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northeast of line parent Mount Agassiz, and 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east of proximate parent Aperture Peak. Mount Robinson ranks as the 156th-highest summit in California,[4] and the seventh-highest peak of the Inconsolable Range.[3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,700 feet (820 meters) above the Big Pine Lakes in one mile. A rock glacier lies below the west slope.

History

The first ascent of the summit was made July 4, 1930, by Norman Clyde, who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.[2][7] This landform's toponym was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor Douglas Robinson whose career with the US Forest Service spanned 30 years.[5][8] In 1933, he authored "Inyo National Forest" which compiled valuable information about the forest.[9] As Chief Ranger, Robinson dispatched volunteers to search for Walter A. Starr Jr.[10]

Mt. Robinson (centered) and Cloudripper (top) seen from Mt. Sill. Camera pointed northwest.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Robinson is located in an alpine climate zone.[11] 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. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into headwaters of North Fork Big Pine Creek.

See also

References

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - North Palisade
  2. ^ a b c Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. ISBN 978-0898869712.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Robinson, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Robinson, Mount CA". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Mount Robinson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Stratotype Inventory—Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, nps.gov
  7. ^ "Norman Clyde - Mountaineer". OwensValleyHistory.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  8. ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkley: Wilderness Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0899970479.
  9. ^ Erwin G. Gudde, William Bright (2010), California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520266193, p. 460
  10. ^ Robert C. Pavlik (2020), Norman Clyde: Legendary Mountaineer of California's Sierra Nevada, Yosemite Conservancy, ISBN 9781951179076
  11. ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.