Mount Reinstein
History
This mountain was named "Reinstein Peak" in 1911 to honor Jacob Bert Reinstein, a charter member of the Sierra Club, prominent San Francisco attorney, and a regent of the University of California from 1897 until his death on April 16, 1911, at age 57. The toponym's present form was officially adopted in 1983 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
Mount Reinstein 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 them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains east into Goddard Creek which is a tributary of the Middle Fork Kings River, and west to the North Fork Kings River.
See also
References
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 214.
- ^ "Mount Reinstein, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "Reinstein, Mount - 12,586' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Mount Reinstein". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra, (1954)
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde, William Bright (2010), California Place Names, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520266193, p. 314
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Reinstein
- Jacob Reinstein (photo)
- Jacob Reinstein In Memoriam
- Mt. Reinstein (photo): Flickr