Mount Cedric Wright

Mount Cedric Wright is a 12,372-foot-elevation (3,771-meter) mountain summit located one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[1] It is situated in eastern Kings Canyon National Park, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of the community of Independence, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southeast of Crater Mountain, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-southeast of Mount Wynne and Pinchot Pass. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 meters) above the surrounding terrain in approximately one mile. The John Muir Trail traverses below the west aspect of this remote peak. The first ascent was made August 25, 1935, by Norman Clyde.[5]

Mount Cedric Wright
North-northwest aspect, from Pinchot Pass
Highest point
Elevation12,372 ft (3,771 m)[1][2]
Prominence722 ft (220 m)[3]
Parent peakColosseum Mountain (12,473 ft)[4]
Isolation1.17 mi (1.88 km)[4]
Coordinates36°54′15″N 118°23′16″W[1]
Naming
EtymologyGeorge Cedric Wright
Geography
Mount Cedric Wright is located in California
Mount Cedric Wright
Mount Cedric Wright
Location in California
Mount Cedric Wright is located in the United States
Mount Cedric Wright
Mount Cedric Wright
Mount Cedric Wright (the United States)
LocationKings Canyon National Park
Fresno County
California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[3]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Pinchot
Climbing
First ascent1935
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[3]

Etymology

The peak's name commemorates George Cedric Wright (1889–1959), an internationally known wilderness photographer of the Sierra Nevada, and Ansel Adams's mentor and close friend.[1] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[1] Park ranger Randy Morgenson scattered Wright's ashes on the slopes of his namesake mountain.[6]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Cedric Wright 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Woods Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Kings River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Cedric Wright". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1976, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 9780871561473, page 254.
  3. "Mount Cedric Wright, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. "Cedric Wright, Mount - 12,368' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. Steve Roper, The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra, 1976, Sierra Club Books, ISBN 9780871561473, page 356.
  6. Blehm, Eric (2007). The Last Season. HarperCollins. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-06-058301-9.
  7. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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