Tunnabora Peak
History
The first ascent of the summit was made in August 1905 by George R. Davis, USGS topographic engineer. The peak's name was submitted by the National Park Service, and officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names in 1928. The etymology is uncertain, possibly Shoshonean, Mono dialect.
Climate
Tunnabora Peak has an alpine climate. 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 west to the Kern River via Wallace Creek, and east to Owens Valley via George and Hogback Creeks.
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See also
References
- ^ "Tunnabora Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Tunnabora Peak - 13,563' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Tunnabora Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ John D. and Ruth Mendenhall, Arthur B. Johnson, Braeme Gigas, and Howard Koster, A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
- ^ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
- ^ A. L. Kroeber, California Place Names of Indian Origin, 1916, University of California Publications, page 64.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Tunnabora Peak
- Tunnabora Peak photo: PBase