Mount Warlow
History
The mountain is named after Chester H. Warlow (1889–1963), attorney, Fresno civic leader, and conservationist, who was instrumental in the creation of Kings Canyon National Park. Each year from 1913 through 1930 he used his 30-day vacations to visit the High Sierras between Yosemite and Mount Whitney. He was California Highway Commissioner from 1943 through 1961, and also has a highway rest area near Kingsburg named after him. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1969 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1926 by Nathaniel Goodrich and Marjory Hurd.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Warlow 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). This climate until recently supported the Mount Warlow Glacier in the northwest cirque. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains southeast into headwaters of the Middle Fork Kings River, or northwest into Evolution Creek which is a San Joaquin River tributary.
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See also
References
- ^ "Mount Warlow, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "Warlow, Mount - 13,206' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "Mount Warlow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ Hearing Before the Subcommittee of Public Lands H.R. 9142, 1959, page 97
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, page 228.
- ^ 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 Warlow
- Aerial photo of east aspect: Flickr