Dunderberg Peak

Dunderberg Peak
Dunderberg Peak from the Southwest
Highest point
Elevation	12,379 ft (3,773 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,334 ft (407 m)[1]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section[2]
Coordinates	38°03′53″N 119°16′28″W[3]
Geography
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Location	Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Dunderberg Peak
Climbing
First ascent	1878 by Lt. M. M. Macomb and party of the Wheeler Survey[4]
Easiest route	Hike (class 1-2)[2][4]

Dunderberg Peak is located east of the Sierra Nevada crest^[5] near the divide between the Mono Basin and East Walker River basin (Conway Summit) in Mono County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States.^[3] The peak is in the Hoover Wilderness and is the highest point in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.^[1]

History

Dunderberg Peak, originally named Castle Peak, was renamed by a party of the Wheeler Survey after the mines upon its northerly slope in 1878.^[6]

Climate

Dunderberg 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

• Dunderberg Mill, California, a ghost town located 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast of the summit.
• Virginia Peak, nearby

Dunderberg Peak reflected in Mono Lake

References

1. "Dunderberg Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
2. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
3. "Dunderberg Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
4. Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 443. ISBN 978-0898869712.
5. "Dunderberg Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
6. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. p. 22. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
7. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.

External links

• "Dunderberg Peak". SummitPost.org.
• "Dunderberg". GhostTowns.com.