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Painted Lady (mountain)

Coordinates: 36°47′34″N 118°23′58″W / 36.7928233°N 118.3994638°W / 36.7928233; -118.3994638
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Painted Lady
West aspect
Highest point
Elevation12,126 ft (3,696 m)[1]
Prominence242 ft (74 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Rixford (12,887 ft)[3]
Isolation0.56 mi (0.90 km),[3]
Coordinates36°47′34″N 118°23′58″W / 36.7928233°N 118.3994638°W / 36.7928233; -118.3994638[4]
Geography
Painted Lady is located in California
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Location in California
Painted Lady is located in the United States
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Painted Lady (the United States)
LocationKings Canyon National Park
CountryUnited States of America
StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Clarence King
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Rock typeMetamorphic rock[5]
Climbing
First ascentJuly 1931[6]
Easiest routeclass 2[1]

Painted Lady is a 12,126-foot-elevation (3,696-meter) mountain summit located in Fresno County, California.

Description

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Painted Lady is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, approximately one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) west of the community of Independence, and one-half mile north of line parent Mount Rixford. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1,580 feet (480 meters) above Rae Lakes in 0.38 miles (0.61 km). Access to the peak is possible via the John Muir Trail which crosses Glen Pass one mile to the southwest of the peak. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1931 by Robert Owen.[1]

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Painted Lady 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 the peak drains into Rae Lakes.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c R.J. Secor (2009), The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, Trails, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 170
  2. ^ "Painted Lady, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  3. ^ a b "Painted Lady - 12,119' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  4. ^ "Painted Lady". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  5. ^ William C. Tweed (2010), Uncertain Path: A Search for the Future of National Parks, University of California Press, ISBN 9780520265578, p. 109.
  6. ^ Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
  7. ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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