Lee Vining Peak
History
The mountain's toponym was officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Leroy Vining, an early pioneer who in 1852 established a small mining camp that would later become the town of Lee Vining, California, which is five miles east-southeast of the peak. His life ended in 1863 at the Exchange Saloon in Aurora, Nevada, where he accidentally shot himself in the groin with the pistol in his pocket. In 1901 the name was adopted as "Leevining Peak", and in 1955 the board changed it to "Lee Vining Peak."
Climate
Lee Vining 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. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains to Mono Lake.
See also
Gallery
References
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386
- ^ "Lee Vining Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Lee Vining Peak - 11,690' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Lee Vining Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1983)
- ^ Roger D. McGrath (1987), Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520060265, p. 79
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Lee Vining Peak