Mount Hilgard
History
This mountain was named by Sierra Club explorer Theodore Solomons for Eugene W. Hilgard (1833–1916), a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and considered as the father of modern soil science in the United States. The name was suggested to Solomons in 1895 by Ernest C. Bonner, who was one of Hilgard's former students. The Hilgard name may have been initially meant for the current Recess Peak, according to Solomon's account. The first ascent of the summit was made July 10, 1905, by Charles F. Urquhart, USGS topographer.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Hilgard 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 this mountain drains into the San Joaquin River watershed.
See also
Gallery
References
- ^ "Mount Hilgard, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Hilgard, Mount - 13,361' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ "Mount Hilgard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ^ Hervey Voge, James W. Koontz, II, and George Bloom, Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386.
- ^ 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 Hilgard