Feather Peak

Feather Peak
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation13,240 ft (4,040 m)[1]
Prominence720 ft (220 m)[1]
Parent peakRoyce Peak (13,280 ft)[2]
Isolation0.67 mi (1.08 km)[2]
Coordinates37°19′32″N 118°46′42″W / 37.3256785°N 118.7784413°W / 37.3256785; -118.7784413[3]
Geography
Feather Peak is located in California
Feather Peak
Feather Peak
Location in California
Feather Peak is located in the United States
Feather Peak
Feather Peak
Feather Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Protected areaJohn Muir Wilderness
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Hilgard
Geology
Rock ageMesozoic
Rock typegranite
Climbing
First ascent1933
Easiest routeclass 3 south slope[2]

Feather Peak is a 13,240-foot-elevation (4,036 meter) mountain summit located west of the Royce Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in Fresno County, in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. It is set 3.2 miles (5.1 km) east-northeast of Seven Gables, and 0.66 miles (1.06 km) northwest of Royce Peak, which is the nearest higher neighbor.[1] Feather Peak ranks as the 99th-highest summit in California.[4] The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1933 by David Brower, who also named this peak.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Feather Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[6] 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 south into tributaries of the San Joaquin River.

Climbing

Established climbing routes on Feather Peak:[7]

  • Southeast Slope – class 3 – First Ascent 1933
  • Southwest Ridge – class 4
  • Northeast Face – class 5.9 – 10 pitches – FA 1966
  • Feather Couloir (North Couloir) – class AI2 – 4 pitches
  • North Ridge – class 5.4 – FA 1992
Feather Peak

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Feather Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Feather Peak - 13,260' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Feather Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "California's Highest 100 Peaks : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost".
  5. ^ Steve Roper, The Sierra High Route Traversing Timberline Country, 1997, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9780898865066, page 133.
  6. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
  7. ^ Feather Peak Climbing, Mountain Project
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