The Three Chimneys (Tuolumne County, California)
| The Three Chimneys | |
|---|---|
 Southwest aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,882 ft (3,012 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 482 ft (147 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Peak 9896 |
| Isolation | 1.32 mi (2.12 km) |
| Coordinates | 38°15′12″N 119°48′06″W / 38.2532586°N 119.8016833°W[3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Emigrant Wilderness |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | California |
| County | Tuolumne |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Dardanelle |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic plug[4] |
The Three Chimneys is a 9,882-foot elevation (3,012 m) mountain summit located in Tuolumne County, California, United States.
Description
[edit]The Three Chimneys is set on the boundary of the Emigrant Wilderness on land managed by Stanislaus National Forest. The landform is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and is situated four miles northwest of Granite Dome. Topographic relief is modest as the north aspect rises 1,900 feet (580 m) above Long Valley in one mile (1.6 km). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Stanislaus River. The landform's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification system, Three Chimneys 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 (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.
Gallery
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From southwest at Cooper Meadow -
From the southwest -
Three Chimneys from Horse and Cow Meadow
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References
[edit]- ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Dardanelle
- ^ "Three Chimneys, The - 9,882' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ a b "The Three Chimneys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Barry Parr (2022), Hiking the Sierra Nevada, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493062195, p. 225
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
[edit]- Weather forecast: The Three Chimneys
- The Three Chimneys (photo): Flickr
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