Mount Harrington (California)
| Mount Harrington | |
|---|---|
 Harrington's summit centered in back, from WSW (Wren Peak on right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,009 ft (3,356 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 329 ft (100 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Despair Benchmark (11,081 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.67 mi (1.08 km)[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 36°52′12″N 118°44′01″W / 36.8700050°N 118.7336448°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Harrington Location in California  Mount Harrington Mount Harrington (the United States) | |
| Location | Fresno County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Cedar Grove |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | granitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1951 |
| Easiest route | class 3[2] North ridge |
Mount Harrington is an 11,009-foot-elevation (3,356 meter) mountain summit located in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated on Monarch Divide which is west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the Monarch Wilderness, on the shared boundary of Sequoia National Forest with Sierra National Forest. The first ascent of the summit was made July 27, 1951, by David Hammack and Anton Nelson.[4]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Harrington is located in an alpine climate zone.[5] 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 into tributaries of the Kings River.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mount Harrington, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ a b c "Harrington, Mount - 11,009' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ a b "Mount Harrington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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External links
[edit]- Weather forecast: Mount Harrington