Mount Darwin (California)

Two Australian geologists, Ernest Clayton Andrews and Willard D. Johnson, made the first recorded ascent on August 12, 1908.

The modern name of the mountain was given to it in 1895 by Theodore S. Solomons and E. C. Bonner of the United States Geological Survey as part of a series of mountains named for the six major exponents of the theory of evolution. Mount Darwin is named for the naturalist, Charles Darwin. Other nearby mountains in the Evolution Group include Mount Mendel, Mount Fiske, Mount Haeckel, Mount Huxley, Mount Spencer, Mount Wallace, and Mount Lamarck. The area around the peaks, known as the Evolution Region, includes Evolution Basin and Evolution Valley.{{cite book |last=Browning |first=Peter |title=Place Names of the Sierra Nevada |publisher=Wilderness Press |year=1986 |location=Berkeley |page=[https://archive.org/details/placenamesofsier00brow/page/67 67] |isbn=0-89997-119-9 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/placenamesofsier00brow/page/67 }}

Nearby landmarks include Darwin Glacier and Darwin Canyon.

A similar exercise in naming mountains after naturalists and other late nineteenth century proponents of evolution theory was carried out at the West Coast Range in Tasmania, Australia. In contrast, Mount Darwin in Tierra del Fuego was given its name during the voyage of the Beagle by captain Robert FitzRoy to celebrate Darwin's 25th birthday on 12 February 1834.

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|location = Mount Darwin 37.1676 N, 118.6747 W, Elevation: {{cvt|13245|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)

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|Jan high F = 26.9

|Feb high F = 25.6

|Mar high F = 28.4

|Apr high F = 31.6

|May high F = 38.9

|Jun high F = 48.5

|Jul high F = 55.1

|Aug high F = 54.4

|Sep high F = 49.4

|Oct high F = 41.3

|Nov high F = 33.4

|Dec high F = 27.0

|Jan mean F = 16.3

|Feb mean F = 14.5

|Mar mean F = 16.8

|Apr mean F = 19.7

|May mean F = 26.9

|Jun mean F = 36.2

|Jul mean F = 43.2

|Aug mean F = 42.5

|Sep mean F = 37.2

|Oct mean F = 29.8

|Nov mean F = 22.5

|Dec mean F = 16.5

|Jan low F = 5.7

|Feb low F = 3.3

|Mar low F = 5.3

|Apr low F = 7.8

|May low F = 14.8

|Jun low F = 24.0

|Jul low F = 31.3

|Aug low F = 30.6

|Sep low F = 25.0

|Oct low F = 18.3

|Nov low F = 11.6

|Dec low F = 6.1

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|Jan precipitation inch = 8.19

|Feb precipitation inch = 6.77

|Mar precipitation inch = 6.02

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.77

|May precipitation inch = 1.93

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.52

|Jul precipitation inch = 0.38

|Aug precipitation inch = 0.25

|Sep precipitation inch = 0.36

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.92

|Nov precipitation inch = 2.68

|Dec precipitation inch = 7.55

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