Devils Crags
History
This mountain was bestowed its name in 1906 by Joseph Nisbet LeConte, a Sierra Nevada explorer and cartographer. The name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
The first ascent of the highest summit, Crag 1, was made July 21, 1913, by Charles W. Michael, who in addition to being an accomplished climber, was the assistant postmaster at Yosemite Valley.
Crag 2 was first climbed July 25, 1933, by Jules Eichorn, Glen Dawson, and Ted Waller.
Crags 3 and 4 were climbed June 24, 1934, by David Brower, Hervey Voge, and Norman Clyde. The next day, June 25, this same team made the first ascents of Crags 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Crag 9 was first climbed August 1, 1933, by Glen Dawson and Jules Eichorn.
Crags 10 and 11 were first climbed June 23, 1934, by David Brower, Hervey Voge, and Norman Clyde.
Climbing
Established climbing routes for Crag 1:
- Southwest face – 1913 by Charles Michael
- Northwest arête – July 25, 1933, by Jules Eichorn, Helen LeConte, and Alfred Weiler
- Northeast face – August 5, 1938, by Raffi Bedayan, Kenneth Davis, and Jack Riegelhuth
Devils Crag #1 has a bad reputation for unstable rock which has contributed directly to two climbing deaths, Mark Hoffman in 1988, and David Dykeman in 1997.
Climate
Devils Crags is located in an alpine climate zone. 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 into tributaries of the Middle Fork Kings River.
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "Devils Crags". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "Devils Crags, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "Devils Crags - 12,420' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ Alan M. Hedden and David R. Brower, A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ John Moynier, Claude Fiddler, 1993, Sierra Classics 100 Best Climbs in the High Sierra, Chockstone Press, ISBN 9780934641609, page 172.
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde, California Place Names, University of California Press, 1969, ISBN 9780520266193, page 108.
- ^ Accidents in North American Mountaineering, 1997, Mountaineers Books, page 29.
- ^ Robin Ingraham, Jr., 1989, American Alpine Journal, page 152.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Devils Crags