Sharktooth Peak is a summit located in Fresno County, California. It is situated on Silver Divide in the Sierra Nevada range. It is set in the John Muir Wilderness, one mile (1.6 km) north-northwest of line parent Silver Peak, and 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of the town of Mammoth Lakes. The first ascent of the summit was made prior to 1951 by an unknown party.[5] The Southeast Ridge was first climbed in 2002 by Steve Eckert.[4]
| Sharktooth Peak | |
|---|---|
 North aspect of Sharktooth Peak centered. (Silver Peak behind, upper left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,660 ft (3,554 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 340 ft (104 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Silver Peak[2] |
| Isolation | 0.81 mi (1.30 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°28′50″N 119°01′36″W / 37.4804963°N 119.0267892°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Sharktooth Peak Location in California  Sharktooth Peak Sharktooth Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Fresno County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Sharktooth Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Granodiorite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | < 1951 |
| Easiest route | Easy scramble, class 2[4] |
Climate
editAccording to the Köppen climate classification system, Sharktooth Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[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 (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Middle Fork San Joaquin River.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Sharktooth Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ a b "Sharktooth Peak - 11,660' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "Sharktooth Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 363. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ George Bloom and John D. Mendenhall, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
edit- Weather forecast: Sharktooth Peak
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