Wells Peak
History
Wells Peak was named in the 1890s by R. B. Marshall of the USGS to honor Rush Spencer Wells (1874–1951), US Army officer. The US Army had jurisdiction over Yosemite National Park from 1891 to 1914, and each summer 150 cavalrymen traveled from the Presidio of San Francisco to patrol the park. This landform's toponym was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in 1932.
The first ascent of the summit was made July 27, 1945, by Arthur J. Reyman.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wells 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.
See also
References
- ^ R.J. Secor (2009), The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 476
- ^ "Wells Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Wells Peak - 11,109' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Wells Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, Wilderness Press, 1986, ISBN 9780899970479, page 234.
- ^ Erwin Gustav Gudde, William Bright, California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, 1998, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520213166, page 419.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
- Weather forecast: Wells Peak
- Rush Spencer Wells (photo)