Fletcher Peak

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Fletcher Peak
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Northwest aspect above Fletcher Lake
Highest point
Elevation 11,410 ft (3,478 m) [1]
Prominence 130 ft (40 m) [2]
Parent peak Vogelsang Peak (11,493 ft) [3]
Isolation 1.28 mi (2.06 km) [3]
Coordinates 37°47′30″N119°20′09″W / 37.7917822°N 119.3357502°W / 37.7917822; -119.3357502 [4]
Naming
Etymology Arthur G. Fletcher
Geography
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Fletcher Peak
Location in California
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Fletcher Peak
Fletcher Peak (the United States)
Location Yosemite National Park
Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent range Cathedral Range, Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Vogelsang Peak
Geology
Rock age Cretaceous
Mountain type Fault block
Rock type Granodiorite
Climbing
First ascent Unknown [5]
Easiest route class 2 [3] Southwest slope

Fletcher Peak is an 11,410-foot-elevation (3,480-meter) mountain summit located in Yosemite National Park, in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is situated south of Tuolumne Meadows in the Cathedral Range which is a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The mountain rises one mile (1.6 km) south of Tuolumne Pass, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) northeast of proximate parent Vogelsang Peak and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) northwest of line parent Parsons Peak. [3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,250 feet (380 meters) above Fletcher Lake in 0.38 miles (0.61 km). Precipitation runoff from this landform drains south to the Merced River via Fletcher Creek.

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Etymology

Fletcher Creek and Fletcher Lake were named in 1895 by Lieutenant Nathaniel Fish McClure to honor Arthur G. Fletcher, deputy fish commissioner of California's State Board of Fish Commissioners, who directed the stocking of fish in the streams and lakes of Yosemite National Park. [6] The peak was named in association, and this geographical feature's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [4] The landform had been named "Baker Peak" prior to the Fletcher name, for a Mr. Baker who was a cook at nearby Boothe Lake Camp. [4] [7]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Fletcher Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. [8] 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 them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.

See also

References

  1. ↑ R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN   9781594857386, p. 319
  2. ↑ "Fletcher Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Fletcher Peak - 11,410' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fletcher Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ Edward S. Robbins and Alfred W. Baxter, Jr., A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
  6. ↑ Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
  7. ↑ Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, June 30, 1932, p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica .
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