Rogers Peak (California)

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Rogers Peak
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 9,991 ft (3,045 m) [1]
Prominence 360 ft (110 m) [2]
Parent peak Telescope Peak [2]
Isolation 3.33 mi (5.36 km) [2]
Coordinates 36°13′05″N117°05′06″W / 36.2179990°N 117.0849800°W / 36.2179990; -117.0849800 [1]
Naming
Etymology John Haney Rogers
Geography
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Rogers Peak
Location in California
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Rogers Peak
Rogers Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State California
County Inyo
Protected area Death Valley National Park
Parent range Panamint Range [3]
Topo map USGS Telescope Peak
Geology
Rock age Precambrian-Cambrian
Mountain type Fault block
Rock type Sedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest route class 1 [2] hiking

Rogers Peak is a 9,991-foot-elevation (3,045-meter) summit in Inyo County, California, United States.

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Description

Rogers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain of the Panamint Range, [3] and it is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's east slope drains to Death Valley via Hanaupah Canyon, whereas the west slope drains to Panamint Valley via Wildrose and Tuber canyons. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 10,200 feet (3,109 meters) above Badwater Basin in 12 miles (19 km). The mountain is composed of Precambrian-Cambrian limestone, a marine sedimentary rock. [4] The summit offers a stunning 360-degree panorama of Death Valley and the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range including the lowest and highest points in the contiguous United States: Badwater Basin and Mount Whitney. The summit of Rogers Peak has been used as a communications and instrumentation site by various government agencies since the late 1950s. [5] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [1] The peak is named after John Haney Rogers (1822–1906), a member of a party of settlers who became lost and stranded in Death Valley in 1850. [6]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Rogers Peak has a cold desert climate, with the lower valleys in a hot desert climate zone. Temperatures average between 0 °F to 30 °F in January, and 50 °F to 100 °F in July. [7] Typical of high deserts, summer temperatures can be exceedingly hot, while winter temperatures can be very cold. Snowfall is common, but the snow melts rapidly in the arid and sunny climate. Rainfall is very low, supporting a pinyon–juniper woodland on the mountain's slopes.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rogers Peak
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rogers Peak - 9,980' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. 1 2 "Rogers Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  4. ↑ Geologic Map of California Death Valley Sheet, Robert Streitz, 1974, State of California Department of Conservation, conservation.ca.gov
  5. ↑ Rogers Peak Multi-Use Instrumentation and Communication Facility, National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  6. ↑ Hiking Southern California: A Guide to Southern California's Greatest Hiking Adventures, Roddy Scheer, Rowman & Littlefield, 2019, p. 36.
  7. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606. S2CID   9654551.
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