Mount Henry (California)
{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
|name = Mount Henry
|other_name =
|photo = Mount Henry, Sierra Nevada.jpg
|photo_caption = Mount Henry, from the northwest
|elevation_ft = 12196
|elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=2684|name=Mount Henry, California|accessdate=2021-05-04}}
|prominence_ft = 876
|isolation_mi = 3.72
|isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/32684|title=Henry, Mount - 12,196' CA|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-05-04}}
|parent_peak = Emerald Peak (12,546 ft)
|etymology = Joseph Henry[http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/h.html Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)]
|listing = Sierra Peaks Section
|map = California#USA
|map_caption = Location in California
|map_size = 270
|label_position = left
| country = United States
| state = California
| region = Fresno
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected area | part = Kings Canyon National Park
|range = Sierra Nevada
|coordinates = {{coord|37.1831905|N|118.8272365|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=261271|name=Mount Henry|accessdate=2021-05-04}}
|topo = USGS Mount Henry
|rock =
|age =
|first_ascent =
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Mount Henry is a {{convert|12,196|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated on the Le Conte Divide, along the shared boundary of John Muir Wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park, and {{convert|3.7|mi}} northwest of Emerald Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises {{convert|3,800|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above South Fork San Joaquin River in two miles. The John Muir Trail passes to the northeast, providing an approach option.
Etymology
The peak's name was applied in 1904 by Joseph Nisbet LeConte to honor Joseph Henry (1797–1878), an eminent American scientist noted for his investigations of electromagnetism, and who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.[https://books.google.com/books?id=ibMwDwAAQBAJ&dq=mount+henry+california&pg=PA164 Erwin G. Gudde, California Place Names, page 164.] This geographical feature's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Henry is located in an alpine climate zone.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} 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, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into the San Joaquin River watershed.
{{Weather box
|location = Mount Henry 37.1837 N, 118.8264 W, Elevation: {{cvt|11535|ft}} (1991–2020 normals)
|single line = y
|Jan high F = 31.0
|Feb high F = 30.1
|Mar high F = 33.4
|Apr high F = 37.8
|May high F = 44.8
|Jun high F = 53.9
|Jul high F = 60.5
|Aug high F = 59.8
|Sep high F = 54.6
|Oct high F = 46.5
|Nov high F = 37.5
|Dec high F = 30.7
|Jan mean F = 21.4
|Feb mean F = 19.6
|Mar mean F = 22.3
|Apr mean F = 25.9
|May mean F = 33.3
|Jun mean F = 42.4
|Jul mean F = 49.6
|Aug mean F = 48.8
|Sep mean F = 43.2
|Oct mean F = 35.6
|Nov mean F = 27.4
|Dec mean F = 21.2
|Jan low F = 11.7
|Feb low F = 9.2
|Mar low F = 11.2
|Apr low F = 14.1
|May low F = 21.7
|Jun low F = 30.9
|Jul low F = 38.6
|Aug low F = 37.8
|Sep low F = 31.9
|Oct low F = 24.7
|Nov low F = 17.4
|Dec low F = 11.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 9.26
|Feb precipitation inch = 7.71
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.90
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.26
|May precipitation inch = 2.22
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.60
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.29
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.15
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.35
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.08
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.91
|Dec precipitation inch = 8.52
|source=PRISM Climate Group{{cite web
|url= http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
|title= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|publisher= PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
|access-date= October 8, 2023
|quote= To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.}}
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Climbing
It is unknown when, or by whom, the first ascent was made.
Established climbing routes:[https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/climbers_guide/leconte_divide.html Fred L. Jones, A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra (1954)]
- Northeast ridge – {{YDS|2}} – July 7, 1939, by a Sierra Club party led by David Brower
- Southwest slope – class 2 – August 14, 1939, by a party of eight
- West slope – class 2 – August 29, 1940, by Bob Helliwell and Alden Bryant
- North ridge – class 3 – July 10, 1951 by Art Reyman
See also
References
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External links
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- Weather forecast: [https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-118.827265&lat=37.183325#.YJIlQMCSmUm National Weather Service]
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Category:Mountains of Fresno County, California
Category:Mountains of Kings Canyon National Park
Category:Three-thousanders of the United States
Category:Mountains of Northern California
Category:Sierra Nevada (United States)