Recess Peak

Recess Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,813 ft (3,905 m) [1]
Prominence	813 ft (248 m) [1]
Parent peak	Mount Hilgard (13,361 ft) [2]
Isolation	2.19 mi (3.52 km) [2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	37°22′57″N118°51′20″W / 37.3824202°N 118.8554522°W / 37.3824202; -118.8554522 [3]
Geography
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Location	Fresno County California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada [1]
Topo map	USGS Mount Abbot
Geology
Rock type	granitic
Climbing
First ascent	< 1937
Easiest route	class 3 [2]

Recess Peak is a 12,813-foot-elevation (3,905-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. ^[3] It is situated on Mono Divide in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest, and approximately six miles east of Lake Thomas A Edison. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Hilgard, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the southeast. ^[1] The John Muir Trail follows Bear Creek below the western slope of this remote peak. The summit is surrounded by arêtes and cirques, which were formed by glaciers in the past, most recently ending 13,000 years ago in the late Pleistocene. ^[4]

History

This mountain is so named because of its proximity to the First Recess of Mono Creek. Theodore S. Solomons discovered and named the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Recesses in 1894. ^[5] The first ascent of the summit was made prior to 1937 by persons unknown. ^[6]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Recess 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into the San Joaquin River watershed.

Climbing

Established climbing routes on Recess Peak: ^{[6] [8]}

• Northeast arête – class 3
• Southeast arête – class 3
• Southwest arête – class 3

See also

• Mountains portal

• List of mountain peaks of California

References

1. "Recess Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
2. "Recess Peak - 12,813' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
3. "Recess Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 24, 2021.
4. Bill Guyton, Glaciers of California, University of California Press, 1998, ISBN   9780520926189, page 109.
5. Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
6. Hervey Voge, James W. Koontz, II, and George Bloom, Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
7. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN   1027-5606.
8. Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1976, Sierra Club Books, ISBN   9780871561473, page 136.

External links

• Weather forecast: Recess Peak