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
Elevation12,724 ft (3,878 m)[1]
Prominence360 ft (110 m)[2]
Parent peakKuna Peak (13,002 ft)[3]
Isolation1.48 mi (2.38 km)[3]
ListingVagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[4]
Coordinates37°47′37″N 119°11′46″W[1]
Geography
Blacktop Peak is located in California
Blacktop Peak
Blacktop Peak
Location in California
Blacktop Peak is located in the United States
Blacktop Peak
Blacktop Peak
Blacktop Peak (the United States)
LocationAnsel Adams Wilderness
Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Koip Peak
Geology
Age of rockCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockMetamorphic rock
Climbing
First ascentUnknown[5]
Easiest routeclass 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.

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