Blacktop Peak
Blacktop Peak is a 12,724-foot-elevation (3,878 meter) mountain summit located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.[1] It is situated in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. The summit lies one-half mile outside of Yosemite National Park's eastern boundary, and some of the lower western slope lies within the park. Blacktop Peak ranks as the 228th-highest summit in the state of California.[3]
| Blacktop Peak | |
|---|---|
 Blacktop right of center, from northwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,724 ft (3,878 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 360 ft (110 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Kuna Peak (13,002 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.48 mi (2.38 km)[3] |
| Listing | Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[4] |
| Coordinates | 37°47′37″N 119°11′46″W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Blacktop Peak Location in California  Blacktop Peak Blacktop Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Ansel Adams Wilderness Mono County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Koip Peak |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Type of rock | Metamorphic rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown[5] |
| Easiest route | class 2[3] |
Blacktop Peak was likely named from its appearance.[6] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[1]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Blacktop 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 (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
Gallery
The ridge extending south from Blacktop Peak
Camera pointed northeast, showing Donohue Peak, then Mount Andrea Lawrence, and then Blacktop Peak furthest in back centered at top.
References
- "Blacktop Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- "Blacktop Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- "Blacktop Peak - 12,740' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- Edward S. Robbins and Alfred W. Baxter, Jr., A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra, (1954)
- Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.
- "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.