Hunewill Peak
History
Hunewill Peak is the toponym officially adopted in 1962 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to remember Napoleon Bonaparte "N. B." Hunewill (1828–1908), a pioneer who operated the Eagle Creek Lumber Mill in this area in the 1860s and supplied timber to build the mining town of Bodie.
The first ascent of the summit was made in 1946 by Ken Crowley, R. Dickey Jr., Ken Hargreaves, and H. Watty.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hunewill 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.
See also
Gallery
References
- ^ R.J. Secor (2009), The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 476
- ^ "Hunewill Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Hunewill Peak - 11,713' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Hunewill Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Weather forecast: Hunewill Peak
- N. B. Hunewill photo
- Hunewill Peak pronunciation