Mount Reinstein

Mount Reinstein is a 12,586-foot-elevation (3,836 meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County, California, United States.[4] This peak is situated on the common boundary shared by Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and it is the highest point on LeConte Divide.[2] Reinstein ranks as the 260th-highest summit in California.[3] It is set 2.7 miles (4.3 km) west of Scylla and 2.0 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Mount Goddard. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 1,600 feet (490 meters) above Martha Lake in less than one mile. An ascent of the peak is non-technical, and inclusion on the Sierra Peaks Section peakbagging list generates climbing interest in this remote peak.

Mount Reinstein
Northwest aspect centered at top
Highest point
Elevation12,586 ft (3,836 m)[1]
Prominence706 ft (215 m)[2]
Isolation1.25 mi (2.01 km)[3]
ListingSierra Peaks Section
Coordinates37°04′46″N 118°44′18″W[4]
Naming
EtymologyJacob B. Reinstein (1853–1911)
Geography
Mount Reinstein is located in California
Mount Reinstein
Mount Reinstein
Location in California
Mount Reinstein is located in the United States
Mount Reinstein
Mount Reinstein
Mount Reinstein (the United States)
LocationKings Canyon National Park
Fresno County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Goddard
Geology
Age of rockCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockGranodiorite
Climbing
First ascentUnknown[5]
Easiest routeclass 2 [3]

History

This mountain was named "Reinstein Peak" in 1911 to honor Jacob Bert Reinstein, a charter member of the Sierra Club, prominent San Francisco attorney, and a regent of the University of California from 1897 until his death on April 16, 1911, at age 57.[4][6] The toponym's present form was officially adopted in 1983 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4]

Climate

Mount Reinstein 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 them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains east into Goddard Creek which is a tributary of the Middle Fork Kings River, and west to the North Fork Kings River.

See also

References
  1. R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 214.
  2. "Mount Reinstein, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  3. "Reinstein, Mount - 12,586' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  4. "Mount Reinstein". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  5. Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra, (1954)
  6. Erwin G. Gudde, William Bright (2010), California Place Names, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520266193, p. 314
  7. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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