Falcor Peak

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Falcor Peak
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North aspect
Highest point
Elevation 12,830 ft (3,911 m) [1]
Prominence 427 ft (130 m) [2]
Parent peak Mount Gould (13,011 ft) [1]
Isolation 0.4 mi (0.64 km) [1]
Coordinates 36°47′05″N118°23′31″W / 36.78466°N 118.39202°W / 36.78466; -118.39202 [3]
Geography
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Falcor Peak
Location in California
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Falcor Peak
Falcor Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States of America
State California
County Fresno
Protected area Kings Canyon National Park
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Mount Clarence King
Geology
Rock age Cretaceous
Mountain type Fault block
Rock type Metamorphic rock
Climbing
First ascent 1900
Easiest route class 3 [1]

Falcor Peak is a 12,830-foot-elevation (3,911-meter) mountain summit in Fresno County, California, United States.

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Description

Falcor Peak is located in Kings Canyon National Park and approximately one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is situated 11 miles (18 km) west of the community of Independence and 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of Mount Rixford, which is the nearest higher peak. [3] Access to the peak is possible via the John Muir Trail which crosses Glen Pass one mile to the west of the peak. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains north into Rae Lakes and south to Bullfrog Lake. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,220 feet (677 meters) above Bullfrog Lake in one mile (1.6 km). The peak ranks as the 204th-highest peak in California. [1] The first ascent of the summit was made on August 19, 1900, by John Fox along with nine others. [4] This landform's toponym has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Falcor Peak 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Falcor Peak - 12,830' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Falcor Peak". peakvisor.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Falcor Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954), Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica .
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