Kettle Peak
History
Kettle Peak is the toponym officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for this 11,000-foot summit, which should not be confused with another Kettle Peak (10,000 ft) located in California's Sequoia National Park. This toponym was likely applied by the United States Geological Survey during a 1905–09 survey and it appears on the first edition of the 1911 Bridgeport Quadrangle map.
The first ascent of the summit was made in August 1948 by William Dunmire and Robert L. Swift.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kettle 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of Robinson Creek which is a tributary of the Walker River.
See also
Gallery
References
- ^ R.J. Secor (2009), The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386
- ^ "Kettle Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Kettle Peak - 11,020' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Kettle Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ Elizabeth Wenk (2021), Yosemite National Park: Your Complete Hiking Guide, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899977867
- ^ Peter Browning (1986), Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899970479, p. 119.
- ^ Swift, Robert L.; Nelson, David A. (1954). "A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra".
- ^ 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: Kettle Peak
- Kettle Peak and Maltby Lake (photo): Flickr