Kennedy Mountain is an 11,433-foot-elevation (3,485 meter) summit located in Fresno County, California, United States. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, on Monarch Divide which is west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Mount Harrington is four miles to the west along the divide, and Kennedy Pass less than a mile east. Kennedy Mountain ranks as the 569th-highest summit in California,[3] and topographic relief is significant as the northeast aspect rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Kennedy Canyon in approximately one mile. The first ascent of the summit was made by a 1903 USGS survey party, and likely named for one of the agency's employees.[6][7] Inclusion on the Sierra Peaks Section peakbagging list generates climbing interest. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4]
| Kennedy Mountain | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, with West Kennedy Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,433 ft (3,485 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 673 ft (205 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.94 mi (3.12 km)[3] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 36°52′45″N 118°40′05″W / 36.8791156°N 118.6681862°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Kennedy Mountain Location in California  Kennedy Mountain Kennedy Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Slide Bluffs |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | granitic |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2 via Kennedy Pass[5] |
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Kennedy Mountain 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 them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Kings River.
See also
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References
edit- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 192.
- ^ "Kennedy Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ a b "Kennedy Mountain - 11,433' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ a b "Kennedy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 363
- ^ Robert L. Smith, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, Wilderness Press, 1986, ISBN 9780899970479.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
edit- Weather forecast: Kennedy Mountain