Florence Peak is a mountain located on the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the community of Silver City and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from the roads end at Mineral King. It marks the southern boundary of Sequoia National Park. On the summit the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, the John Krebs Wilderness and Golden Trout Wilderness meet.[6]
| Florence Peak | |
|---|---|
 Florence Peak and Franklin Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,437 ft (3,791 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,033 ft (315 m)[1] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 36°24′22″N 118°33′03″W / 36.406099525°N 118.550884247°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Florence Peak | |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mineral King |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Simple scramble, class 2[5] |
Geography
editThe peak rises to an elevation of 12,438 feet (3,791 m), making it one of the highest mountains south of Mount Whitney.[7] The Franklin Lakes, a series of tarns, lie in a cirque on north side of the peak and these drain into the Kaweah River by way of Franklin Creek. The eastern slopes drain into the Kern River. The southwestern flank drains into the 10,000-foot (3,048 m)[8] Bullfrog Lakes and thence into the Little Kern River.
The high elevation of the peak means that most of the precipitation it receives falls as snow.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Florence Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "Florence". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 100. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ "John Krebs Wilderness". Wilderness.net.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Elevation Ladder from Florence Peak". Peakbagger. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Florence Peak". Acme Mapper. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Subsection M261Eo - Glaciated Batholith". U. S. Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
External links
edit- "Florence Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
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