Mount Perkins (California)
History
This mountain was named by Sierra Club member Robert D. Pike in 1906 in honor of George Clement Perkins (1839–1923), a Sierra Club charter member, 14th Governor of California (1880–1883), and United States Senator from California (1893–1915). The first ascent of the summit was made in 1910 by Dave King.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Perkins has an alpine climate. 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 west into headwaters of the South Fork Kings River, and east to the Owens Valley via Armstrong Canyon.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Perkins, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Perkins, Mount CA". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Mount Perkins". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ Secor, R.J. (1992). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (1st ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 132. ISBN 978-0898863130.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of 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: Mount Perkins
- Mt. Perkins photo: Flickr