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wells+peak Latitude and Longitude:

38°07′21″N 119°31′43″W / 38.1225214°N 119.5286280°W / 38.1225214; -119.5286280
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wells Peak
East aspect, from Thompson Canyon
Highest point
Elevation11,109 ft (3,386 m) [1]
Prominence449 ft (137 m) [2]
Parent peakEhrnbeck Peak (11,240 ft) [3]
Isolation1.25 mi (2.01 km) [3]
Coordinates 38°07′21″N 119°31′43″W / 38.1225214°N 119.5286280°W / 38.1225214; -119.5286280 [4]
Naming
EtymologyLt. Rush Spencer Wells
Geography
Wells Peak is located in California
Wells Peak
Wells Peak
Location in California
Wells Peak is located in the United States
Wells Peak
Wells Peak
Wells Peak (the United States)
Location Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Piute Mountain
Geology
Age of rock Cretaceous
Mountain type Fault block
Type of rock Granodiorite
Climbing
First ascent1945
Easiest route class 2 North ridge [1]

Wells Peak is a granitic mountain summit with an elevation of 11,109 feet (3,386 m) located in Yosemite National Park, in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The peak is situated between Stubblefield and Thompson canyons in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,100 feet (640 meters) above Stubblefield Canyon in one mile. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains southwest to Hetch Hetchy via Rancheria Creek.

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. [5] [6] 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. [4]

The first ascent of the summit was made July 27, 1945, by Arthur J. Reyman. [1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wells Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. [7] 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

  1. ^ a b c R.J. Secor (2009), The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, Mountaineers Books, ISBN  9781594857386, p. 476
  2. ^ "Wells Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ a b "Wells Peak - 11,109' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  4. ^ a b "Wells Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  5. ^ Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, Wilderness Press, 1986, ISBN  9780899970479, page 234.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.

wells+peak Latitude and Longitude:

38°07′21″N 119°31′43″W / 38.1225214°N 119.5286280°W / 38.1225214; -119.5286280
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wells Peak
East aspect, from Thompson Canyon
Highest point
Elevation11,109 ft (3,386 m) [1]
Prominence449 ft (137 m) [2]
Parent peakEhrnbeck Peak (11,240 ft) [3]
Isolation1.25 mi (2.01 km) [3]
Coordinates 38°07′21″N 119°31′43″W / 38.1225214°N 119.5286280°W / 38.1225214; -119.5286280 [4]
Naming
EtymologyLt. Rush Spencer Wells
Geography
Wells Peak is located in California
Wells Peak
Wells Peak
Location in California
Wells Peak is located in the United States
Wells Peak
Wells Peak
Wells Peak (the United States)
Location Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Piute Mountain
Geology
Age of rock Cretaceous
Mountain type Fault block
Type of rock Granodiorite
Climbing
First ascent1945
Easiest route class 2 North ridge [1]

Wells Peak is a granitic mountain summit with an elevation of 11,109 feet (3,386 m) located in Yosemite National Park, in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The peak is situated between Stubblefield and Thompson canyons in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,100 feet (640 meters) above Stubblefield Canyon in one mile. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains southwest to Hetch Hetchy via Rancheria Creek.

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. [5] [6] 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. [4]

The first ascent of the summit was made July 27, 1945, by Arthur J. Reyman. [1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Wells Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. [7] 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

  1. ^ a b c R.J. Secor (2009), The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, Mountaineers Books, ISBN  9781594857386, p. 476
  2. ^ "Wells Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ a b "Wells Peak - 11,109' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  4. ^ a b "Wells Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  5. ^ Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, Wilderness Press, 1986, ISBN  9780899970479, page 234.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.

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