The Hermit (California Mountain)
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, The Hermit 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). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains to Evolution Creek which is a San Joaquin River tributary.
Climbing
The first ascent of the mountain is credited to Leonard Keeler, Ralph Brandt, Marion Avery, and Margaret Avery on July 2, 1924. George R. Bunn climbed it July 28, 1924, declaring the final 20-foot summit slab as unclimbable, and Sierra Club mountaineers James Rennie and Norman Clyde climbed it on August 2, 1925. Due to exposure, rope is recommended for the final class 5.5 summit block, although one source claims that the south side of the summit block can be climbed by employing a "shaky shoulder stand."
Established routes on The Hermit:
- East side from Evolution Lake – class 2
- Southwest slope via McGee Canyon – class 2
- North Ridge – class 3 – FA 1936, by Richard G. Johnson, Peter Grubb
- Northwest Face – class 3 – FA 1939, by Harriet Parsons, Madi Bacon, Maxine Cushing
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "The Hermit, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ "Hermit, The - 12,328' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ "The Hermit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ^ 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.
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, page 299.
- ^ Alan M. Hedden and David R. Brower, A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ Norman Clyde - Mountaineer, Owensvalleyhistory.com
- ^ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, page 290.
- ^ Alan M. Hedden and David R. Brower, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra, (1954)
External links
- Weather forecast: The Hermit