Epidote Peak is a 10,964-foot-elevation (3,342 meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.[4] The mountain is set in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. The peak is situated one mile outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park, approximately one mile east of line parent Camiaca Peak, and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Dunderberg Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1,500 feet (460 meters) above East Lake in one-half mile. The first ascent of Epidote Peak was made by several Sierra Club members in 1917.[5] This landform's toponym, which refers to the greenish mineral epidote present here, has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been in print since at least 1919.[6][4][7]
| Epidote Peak | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, from East Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,964 ft (3,342 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 164 ft (50 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Camiaca Peak (11,739 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.96 mi (1.54 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 38°03′34″N 119°18′17″W / 38.0595123°N 119.3048241°W[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Epidote |
| Geography | |
  Epidote Peak Location in California  Epidote Peak Epidote Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Mono County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Dunderberg Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Metamorphic rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1917 |
| Easiest route | class 2 Southeast slope[1] |
Climate
editEpidote Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[8] 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. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into headwaters of the East and West Forks of Green Creek, which is a tributary of the Walker River.
See also
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Gallery
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Epidote Peak is black feature in lower left. View from Dunderberg Peak looking west. Summit Lake to left, Hoover Lakes lower left, East Lake lower right. Camiaca Peak (reddish) left of center, Gabbro Peak lower right, Twin Peaks upper right. -
South aspect of Epidote Peak (left) above Hoover Lakes
References
edit- ^ a b R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, page 443.
- ^ a b c "Epidote Peak - 10,964' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Epidote Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ a b c "Epidote Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ Robert L. Swift and David A. Nelson, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ^ Sierra Club Bulletin Volume 10 (1919), p. 290
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
edit- Weather forecast: Epidote Peak