Rafferty Peak
History
This geographical feature was named in 1895 by Lieutenant Nathaniel Fish McClure who prepared a map of Yosemite National Park for use by troops. The name honors Captain Ogden Rafferty (1860–1922), Medical Corps, United States Army, who accompanied McClure on a patrol of Yosemite Valley. This geographical feature's toponym was submitted by the National Park Service and officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the summit was made by Edward W. Hernden, date unknown.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Rafferty Peak 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 landform drains north to the Tuolumne River via Rafferty Creek, and south to the Merced River.
See also
References
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386
- ^ "Rafferty Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Rafferty Peak - 11,110' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ "Rafferty Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ Edward S. Robbins and Alfred W. Baxter, Jr., A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ Steve Roper, (1976), The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 9780871561473, p 335.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Rafferty Peak