Mount Julius Caesar is a 13,213-foot-elevation (4,027 meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.[1] It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on the boundary that Sierra National Forest shares with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border shared by Fresno County with Inyo County. It is one mile southwest of line parent Bear Creek Spire, and 22 miles (35 km) west of the community of Bishop. Italy Pass is one-half mile immediately south of the summit, and Granite Park lies to the southeast. Mount Julius Caesar ranks as the 106th-highest summit in California.[3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Lake Italy in 0.7 miles (1.1 km).
| Mount Julius Caesar | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,213 ft (4,027 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 440 ft (134 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Bear Creek Spire (13,726 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.09 mi (1.75 km)[3] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[4] |
| Coordinates | 37°21′24″N 118°46′54″W / 37.3567335°N 118.7816664°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Julius Caesar |
| Geography | |
  Mount Julius Caesar Location in California  Mount Julius Caesar Mount Julius Caesar (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno / Inyo |
| Protected area | John Muir Wilderness |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Hilgard |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | granitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1928 |
| Easiest route | class 2[5] |
History
editThe first ascent of the summit was made August 12, 1928, by Alfred and Myrtle Prater.[6] This landform was named by the first ascent party to honor Julius Caesar, with the connection attributable to its position overlooking Lake Italy.[7][8] The north face and east arête was climbed August 9, 1953, by Jim Koontz, Pete Murphy, Al Wolf, and Ed Toby.[5] The first winter ascent was made March 18, 1965, by Tom Ross and Peter Lewis.[6] The present spelling of the toponym was officially adopted in 1978 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[1]
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Julius Caesar is located in an alpine climate zone.[9] 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 the west side of this mountain drains into Lake Italy which is within the San Joaquin River watershed, and from the east side to Pine Creek, thence Owens Valley.
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North aspect
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mount Julius Caesar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Mount Julius Caesar, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ a b c "Julius Caesar, Mount". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ a b Hervey Voge, James W. Koontz, II, and George Bloom, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ a b R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 334.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkley: Wilderness Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0899970479.
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde (2010), California Place Names, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520266193, p. 187
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
edit- Weather forecast: Mount Julius Caesar