Mount Darwin is a flat-topped mountain in the Sierra Nevada, on the border of between Fresno and Inyo counties in Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness of California.
| Mount Darwin | |
|---|---|
 Mount Darwin above Midnight Lake. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,837 ft (4,218 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,871 ft (570 m)[1] |
| Listing |
|
| Coordinates | 37°10′01″N 118°40′21″W / 37.1670217°N 118.6723880°W[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Charles Darwin |
| Geography | |
  Mount Darwin | |
| Location | Fresno and Inyo counties, California |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada, Evolution region |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1908 by Ernest Clayton Andrews and Willard D. Johnson[5] |
| Easiest route | West Face, exposed scramble, class 3 with summit block class 4[2] |
History
editTwo Australian geologists, Ernest Clayton Andrews and Willard D. Johnson, made the first recorded ascent on August 12, 1908.
The modern name of the mountain was given to it in 1895 by Theodore S. Solomons and E. C. Bonner of the United States Geological Survey as part of a series of mountains named for the six major exponents of the theory of evolution. Mount Darwin is named for the naturalist, Charles Darwin. Other nearby mountains in the Evolution Group include Mount Mendel, Mount Fiske, Mount Haeckel, Mount Huxley, Mount Spencer, Mount Wallace, and Mount Lamarck. The area around the peaks, known as the Evolution Region, includes Evolution Basin and Evolution Valley.[6]
Nearby landmarks include Darwin Glacier and Darwin Canyon.
A similar exercise in naming mountains after naturalists and other late nineteenth century proponents of evolution theory was carried out at the West Coast Range in Tasmania, Australia. In contrast, Mount Darwin in Tierra del Fuego was given its name during the voyage of the Beagle by captain Robert FitzRoy to celebrate Darwin's 25th birthday on 12 February 1834.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Mount Darwin 37.1676 N, 118.6747 W, Elevation: 13,245 ft (4,037 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.9 (−2.8) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
38.9 (3.8) |
48.5 (9.2) |
55.1 (12.8) |
54.4 (12.4) |
49.4 (9.7) |
41.3 (5.2) |
33.4 (0.8) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
38.4 (3.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.3 (−8.7) |
14.5 (−9.7) |
16.8 (−8.4) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
36.2 (2.3) |
43.2 (6.2) |
42.5 (5.8) |
37.2 (2.9) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
22.5 (−5.3) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.7 (−14.6) |
3.3 (−15.9) |
5.3 (−14.8) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
14.8 (−9.6) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
18.3 (−7.6) |
11.6 (−11.3) |
6.1 (−14.4) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 8.19 (208) |
6.77 (172) |
6.02 (153) |
3.77 (96) |
1.93 (49) |
0.52 (13) |
0.38 (9.7) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.36 (9.1) |
1.92 (49) |
2.68 (68) |
7.55 (192) |
40.34 (1,025.2) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[7] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mount Darwin, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Mount Darwin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 300–305. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 67. ISBN 0-89997-119-9.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
edit- "Mount Darwin". SummitPost.org.