Mount Starr
History
The first ascent of this mountain was made July 16, 1896, by Walter Starr Sr. and Allen Chickering. They were caught in a thunderstorm when everything started buzzing with electricity. Frightened, they descended off the mountain quickly, and would name the mountain "Electric Peak." However, the mountain would later be renamed after Walter Starr's son.
Named by the Sierra Club to honor one of their own, this mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1939 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to remember Walter A. Starr Jr. (1903–1933), a mountain climber of renown, and author of "Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region." In the summer of 1933, "Pete", as he was nicknamed, failed to return from a month-long hike to the Minarets, and his body was eventually discovered by Norman Clyde following a search.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Starr 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 the west side of this mountain drains into Golden Creek, and from the east side into Rock Creek.
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See also
References
- ^ Matt Johanson (2019), Sierra Summits: A Guide to Fifty Peak Experiences in California's Range of Light, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493036455, p. 194
- ^ USGS Topographic Map - Mount Abbot
- ^ "Mount Starr, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Starr, Mount - 12,835' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Mount Starr". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ George Bloom and John D. Mendenhall, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ Matt Johanson (2021), California Summits: A Guide to the 50 Best Accessible Peak Experiences in the Golden State, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493048175, p. 184
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. 1981. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Mount Starr
- Mount Starr rock climbing: Mountainproject.com
- Walter A. Starr, Jr. Biography and photo