Dunderberg Peak is located east of the Sierra Nevada crest[5] near the divide between the Mono Basin and East Walker River basin (Conway Summit) in Mono County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States.[3] The peak is in the Hoover Wilderness and is the highest point in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.[1]
| Dunderberg Peak | |
|---|---|
 Dunderberg Peak from the Southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,379 ft (3,773 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,334 ft (407 m)[1] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section[2] |
| Coordinates | 38°03′53″N 119°16′28″W / 38.0646445°N 119.2743228°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Dunderberg Peak Location in California  Dunderberg Peak Dunderberg Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Mono County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Dunderberg Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1878 by Lt. M. M. Macomb and party of the Wheeler Survey[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike (class 1-2)[2][4] |
History
editDunderberg Peak, originally named Castle Peak, was renamed by a party of the Wheeler Survey after the mines upon its northerly slope in 1878.[6]
Climate
editDunderberg 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 (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.
See also
edit- Dunderberg Mill, California, a ghost town located 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast of the summit.
- Virginia Peak, nearby
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dunderberg Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ^ a b "Dunderberg Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 443. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ "Dunderberg Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
edit- "Dunderberg Peak". SummitPost.org.
- "Dunderberg". GhostTowns.com.
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