Silver Peak (Fresno County, California)
Climate
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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Silver 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 the mountain drains into tributaries of the San Joaquin River.
Etymology
Headwaters of Silver Creek originate from several lakes along the west slope of Silver Peak. Theodore Solomons so named the creek because of its silvery appearance, and the peak he named in association with the creek. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. There are 10 mountains in California with this same official name, and this one has the highest elevation.
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See also
References
- ^ "Silver Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 363
- ^ "Silver Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ "Silver Peak - 11,878' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ George Bloom and John D. Mendenhall, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)