Feather Peak
Feather Peak is a 13,240-foot-elevation (4,036 meter) mountain summit located west of the Royce Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in Fresno County, in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. It is set 3.2 miles (5.1 km) east-northeast of Seven Gables, and 0.66 miles (1.06 km) northwest of Royce Peak, which is the nearest higher neighbor.[1] Feather Peak is the 99th highest summit in California.[4] The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1933 by David Brower, who also named this peak.[5]
| Feather Peak | |
|---|---|
 East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,240 ft (4,040 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 720 ft (220 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Royce Peak (13,280 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.67 mi (1.08 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°19′32″N 118°46′42″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Feather Peak Location in California  Feather Peak Feather Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Fresno County California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Hilgard |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Mesozoic |
| Type of rock | granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1933 |
| Easiest route | class 3 south slope[2] |
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Feather Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[6] 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 south into tributaries of the San Joaquin River.
Climbing
Established climbing routes on Feather Peak:[7]
- Southeast Slope – class 3 – First Ascent 1933
- Southwest Ridge – class 4
- Northeast Face – class 5.9 – 10 pitches – FA 1966
- Feather Couloir (North Couloir) – class AI2 – 4 pitches
- North Ridge – class 5.4 – FA 1992
See also
References
- "Feather Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- "Feather Peak - 13,260' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- "Feather Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- "California's Highest 100 Peaks : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost".
- Steve Roper, The Sierra High Route Traversing Timberline Country, 1997, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9780898865066, page 133.
- Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
- Feather Peak Climbing, Mountain Project
External links
- Weather forecast: Feather Peak
- Feather Peak Climbing: Mountainproject.com