Tower Peak (California)

Tower Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	11,755 ft (3,583 m)[1]
Prominence	2,183 ft (665 m)[1]
Isolation	7.95 mi (12.79 km)[2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	38°08′40″N 119°32′52″W[3]
Geography
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Location	Mono and Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Tower Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	class 3[2]

Tower Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of Mono and Tuolumne County, California.

To the south of the summit is Yosemite National Park and to the north is the Hoover Wilderness. Mary Lake is to the west, Ehrnbeck Peak and Hawksbeak Peak to the east. To the south are Wells Peak and Craig Peak. The next higher mountain is Eagle Peak, about 8 mi east-northeast.^[1]

Climate

Tower Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.^[4] 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.

Tower Peak from Leavitt Meadow

References

1. "Tower Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
2. "Tower Peak - 11,755' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
3. "Tower Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
4. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.