Gale Peak
History
This geographical feature was named in 1894 by Lieutenant Nathaniel Fish McClure who prepared a map of Yosemite National Park for use by Army troops. The toponym honors Captain George Henry Goodwin Gale (1858–1920), 4th Cavalry US Army, and the acting military superintendent of Yosemite Park in 1894. The US Army had jurisdiction over Yosemite National Park from 1891 to 1914, and each summer 150 cavalrymen traveled from the Presidio of San Francisco to patrol the park. This geographical feature's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
The first ascent of the summit was made in 1920 by Lawrence Fley, Freeman Jones, and Thomas Jones.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gale Peak 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 (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
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See also
References
- ^ Richard M. Leonard, Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ "Gale Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Gale Peak - 10,700' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Gale Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ Erwin Gustav Gudde, William Bright, California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, 1998, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520213166, page 140.
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Gale Peak
- George Henry Goodwin Gale: Findagrave.com
- George H. G. Gale: Military history
- Gale Peak (photo): Flickr