Mount Cedric Wright
Etymology
The peak's name commemorates George Cedric Wright (1889–1959), an internationally known wilderness photographer of the Sierra Nevada, and Ansel Adams's mentor and close friend. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Park ranger Randy Morgenson scattered Wright's ashes on the slopes of his namesake mountain.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Cedric Wright 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). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Woods Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Kings River.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Cedric Wright". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1976, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 9780871561473, page 254.
- ^ "Mount Cedric Wright, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Cedric Wright, Mount - 12,368' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1976, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 9780871561473, page 356.
- ^ Blehm, Eric (2007). The Last Season. HarperCollins. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-06-058301-9.
- ^ 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: Mount Cedric Wright
- Mt. Cedric Wright photo: Flickr