Highland Peak (California)
History
This mountain's name was applied in 1878 by Lieutenant Montgomery M. Macomb during the Wheeler Survey. The name commemorates the short-lived Highland City, set on the high land between the Carson and Stanislaus watersheds. The mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and a brass USGS benchmark bearing the name was placed at the summit in 1956.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Highland 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift).
Climate data for Highland Peak (CA) 38.5423 N, 119.7608 W, Elevation: 10,371 ft (3,161 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.1 (0.6) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
34.4 (1.3) |
38.2 (3.4) |
46.3 (7.9) |
56.4 (13.6) |
65.4 (18.6) |
64.8 (18.2) |
58.8 (14.9) |
49.0 (9.4) |
38.8 (3.8) |
32.8 (0.4) |
45.8 (7.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.1 (−4.4) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
34.8 (1.6) |
43.9 (6.6) |
51.9 (11.1) |
51.2 (10.7) |
45.6 (7.6) |
37.3 (2.9) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
34.7 (1.5) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.1 (−9.4) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
38.4 (3.6) |
37.6 (3.1) |
32.4 (0.2) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 9.65 (245) |
8.20 (208) |
8.13 (207) |
4.95 (126) |
3.02 (77) |
1.14 (29) |
0.67 (17) |
0.52 (13) |
0.91 (23) |
3.04 (77) |
5.18 (132) |
9.21 (234) |
54.62 (1,388) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group |
See also
Mountains portal
- List of the major 3000-meter summits of California
- List of mountain peaks of California
Gallery
References
- ^ "Highland Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Highland Peak - 10,935' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Highland Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ Mary Hill, Geology of the Sierra Nevada, University of California Press, 2006, ISBN 9780520936942
- ^ Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, Wilderness Press, 1986, ISBN 9780899970479, page 96.
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde, California Place Names, page 165.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ "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
- Weather forecast: Highland Peak