Mount Shinn (California)

Mount Shinn is a 10,995-foot-elevation (3,351 meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[1] It is set within the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains north to Florence Lake via tributaries of the South Fork San Joaquin River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above this river in less than two miles.

Mount Shinn
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation10,995 ft (3,351 m)[1]
Prominence560 ft (171 m)[2]
Parent peakZingheim Heights (11,138 ft)[3]
Isolation3.96 mi (6.37 km)[3]
Coordinates37°12′44″N 118°55′10″W[1]
Naming
EtymologyCharles Howard Shinn
Geography
Mount Shinn is located in California
Mount Shinn
Mount Shinn
Location in California
Mount Shinn is located in the United States
Mount Shinn
Mount Shinn
Mount Shinn (the United States)
LocationFresno County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Ward Mountain
Geology
Age of rockCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockGranodiorite
Climbing
First ascent1925
Easiest routeclass 2 West slope[4]

History

The mountain's name was proposed by members of the U.S. Forest Service to honor Charles Howard Shinn (1852–1924), forest supervisor of Sierra National Forest.[5] He was also a charter member of the Sierra Club and author.[6] This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1925 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[1]

The first ascent of the summit was made August 8, 1925, by Francis A. Corey.[7]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Shinn is located in an alpine climate zone.[8] 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.

  • Northwest aspect of Mt. Shinn seen with Florence Lake
    Northwest aspect of Mt. Shinn seen with Florence Lake
  • Evening on west slope
    Evening on west slope
  • Mt. Shinn sight pipe
    Mt. Shinn sight pipe
  • Commemorative plaque
    Commemorative plaque

See also

References
  1. "Mount Shinn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  2. "Mount Shinn, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. "Shinn, Mount - 10,980' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386.
  5. United States Geographic Board, Frank Bond (1926), Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, June, 1923-June, 1926, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 29
  6. Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
  7. Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra, (1954)
  8. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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