Mount Chamberlin is a 13,169-foot-elevation (4,014-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California.[3] It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-southwest of Mount Whitney, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Mount Hitchcock, and 3.5 miles west of Mount Corcoran. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 1,830 feet (560 meters) above Crabtree Lakes in one-half mile. Mt. Chamberlin ranks as the 119th highest summit in California.[2] This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1940 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843–1928).[3] The first ascent of the summit was made by Sierra Club member J. H. Czock, date unknown.[4]
| Mount Chamberlin | |
|---|---|
 Northeast aspect from Trail Crest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,169 ft (4,014 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 374 ft (114 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Newcomb (13,422 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.07 mi (1.72 km)[2] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 36°32′01″N 118°18′38″W / 36.5335419°N 118.3106544°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin |
| Geography | |
  Mount Chamberlin Location in California  Mount Chamberlin Mount Chamberlin (the United States) | |
| Location | Sequoia National Park Tulare County California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Whitney |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | granitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | < 1932, J. H. Czock |
| Easiest route | class 2[2] West or south slopes |
Climbing
editEstablished climbing routes:[5]
- South and West Slopes – class 2 – 1932 by J.N. Holladay, E.M. Holladay, H.E. Fritsche
- East Ridge – class 3 – 1956 by George O. Hale
- North Pillar – class 5.10 – 1979 by Galen Rowell, Mike Farrell
- North Face – class 5.10d – 1983 by Claude Fiddler, Bob Harrington
- Eastern Pillar of the North Face – class 5.11 – 1992 by Julie Brugger, Andy de Klerk
- Asleep at the Wheel – class 5.11 – 2001 by Jimmy Haden, Mike Pennings
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Chamberlin has an alpine climate.[6] 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). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains west to the Kern River via Whitney and Rock Creeks.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Mount Chamberlin, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ a b c d "Chamberlin, Mount - 13,169' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ a b c "Mount Chamberlin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ John D. and Ruth Mendenhall, Arthur B. Johnson, Braeme Gigas, Howard Koster, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra, (1954)
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, pages 62, 63.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Weather forecast: Mount Chamberlin