Kennedy Peak
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation10,718 ft (3,267 m)[1][2]
Prominence398 ft (121 m)[3]
Parent peakMolo Mountain (10,875 ft)[4]
Isolation0.79 mi (1.27 km)[4]
Coordinates38°14′45″N 119°39′17″W / 38.2457096°N 119.6546683°W / 38.2457096; -119.6546683[5]
Naming
EtymologyAndrew L. Kennedy
Geography
Kennedy Peak is located in California
Kennedy Peak
Kennedy Peak
Location in California
Kennedy Peak is located in the United States
Kennedy Peak
Kennedy Peak
Kennedy Peak (the United States)
LocationEmigrant Wilderness
CountryUnited States of America
StateCalifornia
CountyTuolumne
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Emigrant Lake

Kennedy Peak is a 10,718-foot-elevation (3,267 meter) mountain summit located in Tuolumne County, California, United States.[5]

Description

Kennedy Peak is set in the Emigrant Wilderness on land managed by Stanislaus National Forest. The peak is situated between Kennedy Canyon and Soda Canyon, approximately three miles south of Leavitt Peak, and 0.8 mile north of line parent Molo Mountain. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,900 feet (880 meters) above Kennedy Lake in one mile. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into Kennedy Creek which is a tributary of the Stanislaus River.

Etymology

The name of the peak, lake and creek refers to Andrew L. Kennedy, who on August 27, 1886, was granted a land patent for a strip of land for grazing purposes, which included Kennedy Lake.[6] The toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kennedy Peak 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 (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.

See also

References

  1. Peter Browning (1986), Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899970479, p. 117
  2. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Emigrant Lake
  3. "Kennedy Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  4. 1 2 "Kennedy Peak - 10,718' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kennedy Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  6. Erwin G. Gudde, William Bright (2010), California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520266193, p. 192
  7. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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