Mount Shinn (California)
History
The mountain's name was proposed by members of the U.S. Forest Service to honor Charles Howard Shinn (1852–1924), forest supervisor of Sierra National Forest. He was also a charter member of the Sierra Club and author. This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1925 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
The first ascent of the summit was made August 8, 1925, by Francis A. Corey.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Shinn 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.
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See also
References
- ^ "Mount Shinn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ "Mount Shinn, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ "Shinn, Mount - 10,980' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386.
- ^ United States Geographic Board, Frank Bond (1926), Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, June, 1923-June, 1926, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 29
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ^ Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra, (1954)
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Shinn
- Mt. Shinn (photo): Flickr