Tower Peak (California)

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Tower Peak
Tower Peak is located in California
Tower Peak
Tower Peak
Location in California
Highest point
Elevation11,755 ft (3,583 m)[1]
Prominence2,183 ft (665 m)[1]
Isolation7.83 mi (12.60 km)[1]
Listing
  • SPS Mountaineers peak[2]
  • Western States Climbers Star peak[3]
  • Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[4]
Coordinates38°08′40″N 119°32′52″W / 38.1444625°N 119.5477203°W / 38.1444625; -119.5477203Coordinates: 38°08′40″N 119°32′52″W / 38.1444625°N 119.5477203°W / 38.1444625; -119.5477203[5]
Geography
LocationMono and Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Tower Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeExposed scramble, class 3[6]

Tower Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of Mono and Tuolumne County, California.

To the south of the summit is Yosemite National Park and to the north is the Hoover Wilderness. is to the west, and to the east. To the south are and . The next higher mountain is Eagle Peak, about 8 mi east-northeast.[1]

Tower Peak from Leavitt Meadow

Climate[]

Tower Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[7] 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).

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Tower Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  5. ^ "Tower Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  6. ^ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 38. ISBN 978-0871561473.
  7. ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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