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Coordinates: 36°13′05″N 117°05′06″W / 36.2179990°N 117.0849800°W / 36.2179990; -117.0849800
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Rogers Peak
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,991 ft (3,045 m)[1]
Prominence360 ft (110 m)[2]
Parent peakTelescope Peak[2]
Isolation3.33 mi (5.36 km)[2]
Coordinates36°13′05″N 117°05′06″W / 36.2179990°N 117.0849800°W / 36.2179990; -117.0849800[1]
Naming
EtymologyJohn Haney Rogers
Geography
Rogers Peak is located in California
Rogers Peak
Rogers Peak
Location in California
Rogers Peak is located in the United States
Rogers Peak
Rogers Peak
Rogers Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyInyo
Protected areaDeath Valley National Park
Parent rangePanamint Range[3]
Topo mapUSGS Telescope Peak
Geology
Age of rockPrecambrian-Cambrian
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 1[2] hiking

Rogers Peak is a 9,991-foot-elevation (3,045-meter) summit in Inyo County, California, United States.

Description

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Rogers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain of the Panamint Range,[3] and it is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's east slope drains to Death Valley via Hanaupah Canyon, whereas the west slope drains to Panamint Valley via Wildrose and Tuber canyons. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 10,200 feet (3,109 meters) above Badwater Basin in 12 miles (19 km). The mountain is composed of Precambrian-Cambrian limestone, a marine sedimentary rock.[4] The summit offers a stunning 360-degree panorama of Death Valley and the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range including the lowest and highest points in the contiguous United States: Badwater Basin and Mount Whitney. The summit of Rogers Peak has been used as a communications and instrumentation site by various government agencies since the late 1950s.[5] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[1] The peak is named after John Haney Rogers (1822–1906), a member of a party of settlers who became lost and stranded in Death Valley in 1850.[6]

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Rogers Peak has a cold desert climate, with the lower valleys in a hot desert climate zone. Temperatures average between 0 °F to 30 °F in January, and 50 °F to 100 °F in July.[7] Typical of high deserts, summer temperatures can be exceedingly hot, while winter temperatures can be very cold. Snowfall is common, but the snow melts rapidly in the arid and sunny climate. Rainfall is very low, supporting a pinyon–juniper woodland on the mountain's slopes.

See also

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  • South aspect
    South aspect
  • Telescope Peak (left) and Rogers Peak to right with cloud behind it. View from Badwater Basin.
    Telescope Peak (left) and Rogers Peak to right with cloud behind it.
    View from Badwater Basin.
  • View from north at Wildrose Canyon with Rogers Peak (left), Bennett Peak (middle), Telescope Peak (right)
    View from north at Wildrose Canyon with Rogers Peak (left), Bennett Peak (middle), Telescope Peak (right)
  • Panamint Range with Rogers Peak right of center
    Panamint Range with Rogers Peak right of center
  • Northwest aspect of Rogers Peak centered with Bennett Peak to right, viewed from Mahogany Flat/Wildrose Canyon Road.
    Northwest aspect of Rogers Peak centered with Bennett Peak to right, viewed from Mahogany Flat/Wildrose Canyon Road.
  • Aerial view of Rogers Peak and Telescope Peak in winter. Camera pointed south.
    Aerial view of Rogers Peak and Telescope Peak in winter. Camera pointed south.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rogers Peak
  2. ^ a b c d "Rogers Peak - 9,980' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ a b "Rogers Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  4. ^ Geologic Map of California Death Valley Sheet, Robert Streitz, 1974, State of California Department of Conservation, conservation.ca.gov
  5. ^ Rogers Peak Multi-Use Instrumentation and Communication Facility, National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  6. ^ Hiking Southern California: A Guide to Southern California's Greatest Hiking Adventures, Roddy Scheer, Rowman & Littlefield, 2019, p. 36.
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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