Deadwood Peak
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,846 ft (3,001 m)[1][2]
Prominence1,366 ft (416 m)[1]
Parent peakRound Top (10,381ft)[3]
Isolation2.48 mi (3.99 km)[3]
Coordinates38°37′43″N 119°59′33″W / 38.6285383°N 119.9925634°W / 38.6285383; -119.9925634[2]
Geography
Deadwood Peak is located in California
Deadwood Peak
Deadwood Peak
Location in California
Deadwood Peak is located in the United States
Deadwood Peak
Deadwood Peak
Deadwood Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyAlpine
Protected areaMokelumne Wilderness
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[1]
Topo mapUSGS Carson Pass

Deadwood Peak is a 9,846-foot-elevation (2,847 meter) mountain summit in Alpine County, California, United States.

Description

Deadwood Peak is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and is located in the Mokelumne Wilderness on land managed by the Eldorado National Forest.[1] The peak ranks as the fourth-highest in the wilderness and the forest.[4] The summit is situated 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Carson Pass and 2.45 miles (3.94 km) south of Round Top.[1] Precipitation runoff from the peak's slopes drains into tributaries of the Mokelumne River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Devils Corral in 0.6 mile (1 km) and 3,100 feet (940 meters) above Summit City Creek in 2.25 miles (3.6 km). This landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1980 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, although it had been in use for 30 years prior.[2]

Climate

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Deadwood Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  2. 1 2 3 "Deadwood Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  3. 1 2 "Deadwood Peak - 9,846' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Deadwood Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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