White Top Mountain (California)

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White Top Mountain
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East aspect
Highest point
Elevation 7,607 ft (2,319 m) [1] [2]
Prominence 687 ft (209 m) [1]
Parent peak Peak 8261 [2]
Isolation 2.5 mi (4.0 km) [2]
Coordinates 36°46′48″N117°24′46″W / 36.7800807°N 117.4128956°W / 36.7800807; -117.4128956 [3]
Geography
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White Top Mountain
Location in California
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White Top Mountain
White Top Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State California
County Inyo
Protected area Death Valley National Park
Parent range Panamint Range [1]
Cottonwood Mountains
Topo map USGS White Top Mountain
Geology
Age of rock Ordovician
Mountain type Fault block
Type of rock Sedimentary rock

White Top Mountain is a 7,607-foot-elevation (2,319-meter) summit in Inyo County, California, United States.

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Description

White Top Mountain is part of the Cottonwood Mountains which are the northern extension of the Panamint Range. [4] It is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains to Death Valley via Dry Bone Canyon. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 7,100 feet (2,164 meters) above the valley floor in 7.5 miles (12.1 km). The mountain is composed of Ordovician limestone, a marine sedimentary rock. [5] This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, White Top Mountain 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. [6] 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, and the evaporation rate classifies the area as desert.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "White Top Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "White Top Mountain - 7,607' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Top Mountain
  4. ↑ Historic Resource Study, a History of Mining in Death Valley National Monument,, Volume 1, Linda W. Greene, 1981, p. 12.
  5. ↑ Geologic Map of California Death Valley Sheet, Robert Streitz, 1974, State of California Department of Conservation, conservation.ca.gov
  6. ↑ 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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