Mount Hopkins | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,304 ft (3,750 m) NGVD 29 [1] |
Prominence | 424 ft (129 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 37°27′50″N 118°48′46″W / 37.4638238°N 118.8129018°W [2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1934 by David Brower, Norman Clyde, and Hervey Voge [3] |
Easiest route | Hike from the east [3] |
Mount Hopkins is a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness north of Kings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-southeast of Mount Crocker, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Mount Huntington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad. [4]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Hopkins 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.