Sharktooth Peak

Sharktooth Peak
Sharktooth Peak
	North aspect of Sharktooth Peak centered.; (Silver Peak behind, upper left)
Highest point
Elevation	11,660 ft (3,554 m)[1]
Prominence	340 ft (104 m)[1]
Parent peak	Silver Peak[2]
Isolation	0.81 mi (1.30 km)[2]
Coordinates	37°28′50″N 119°01′36″W[3]
Geography
	Sharktooth Peak Location in California Sharktooth Peak Sharktooth Peak (the United States)
Location	Fresno County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Sharktooth Peak
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Fault block
Type of rock	Granodiorite
Climbing
First ascent	< 1951
Easiest route	Easy scramble, class 2[4]

Sharktooth Peak is a summit located in Fresno County, California. It is situated on Silver Divide in the Sierra Nevada range. It is set in the John Muir Wilderness, one mile (1.6 km) north-northwest of line parent Silver Peak, and 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of the town of Mammoth Lakes. The first ascent of the summit was made prior to 1951 by an unknown party.[5] The Southeast Ridge was first climbed in 2002 by Steve Eckert.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Sharktooth 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 (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Middle Fork San Joaquin River.

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