Kaweah Queen
| Kaweah Queen | |
|---|---|
 East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,388 ft (4,081 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 502 ft (153 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Red Kaweah[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°33′17″N 118°30′30″W / 36.5546605°N 118.5084267°W[3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Tulare County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Great Western Divide, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Triple Divide Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1924 by Gerald Gaines, C. A. Gaines and H. H. Bliss[4] |
| Easiest route | Scramble class 2[4] |
Kaweah Queen is a mountain along Kaweah peaks ridge which forms part of the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada. The peak is in California's Sequoia National Park.
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kaweah Queen is located in an alpine climate zone.[5] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kaweah Queen, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ^ "Key Col for Kaweah Queen". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ "Kaweah Queen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
- ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. pp. 110f. ISBN 978-0898869712.
- ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
External links
[edit]- "Kaweah Queen". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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