Victoria Peak (California)

Victoria Peak is a mountain with a summit elevation of 11,732 feet (3,576 m) located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.[4] The summit is set in Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. The peak is situated approximately three miles west-northwest of Twin Lakes, three miles north of Kettle Peak, 1.3 mile northeast of Hunewill Peak, and one mile southwest of line parent Eagle Peak. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of Robinson and Buckeye Creeks, which are within the Walker River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 3,900 feet (1,200 meters) above Robinson Creek in approximately one mile (1.6 km). The first ascent of the summit was made September 8, 1946, by A. J. Reyman.[1]

Victoria Peak
South aspect, from Little Slide Canyon
Highest point
Elevation11,732 ft (3,576 m)[1]
Prominence212 ft (65 m)[2]
Parent peakEagle Peak (11,847 ft)[3]
Isolation1.16 mi (1.87 km)[3]
Coordinates38°10′05″N 119°25′25″W[4]
Geography
Victoria Peak is located in California
Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak
Location in California
Victoria Peak is located in the United States
Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak (the United States)
LocationMono County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Buckeye Ridge
Geology
Mountain typeFault block
Climbing
First ascent1946
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Victoria Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[5] 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range (orographic lift).

See also
  • Victoria Peak, from Little Slide Canyon
    Victoria Peak, from Little Slide Canyon
  • Hunewill Peak (left), Victoria Peak (center), Eagle Peak (right).View looking north from The Incredible Hulk.
    Hunewill Peak (left), Victoria Peak (center), Eagle Peak (right).
    View looking north from The Incredible Hulk.
  • Victoria Peak on the right, darker color.
    Victoria Peak on the right, darker color.
  • Southwest aspect
    Southwest aspect

References
  1. R.J. Secor (2009), The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386
  2. "Victoria Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  3. "Victoria Peak - 11,706' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. "Victoria Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  5. 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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