Mount Johnson (California)
{{Short description|Mountain in the state of California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Johnson
| other_name =
| photo = Mts. Johnson and Gilbert.jpg
| photo_caption = North aspect, upper left
(Mt. Gilbert on right, South Lake below)
| elevation_ft = 12871
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=2700 |name=Mount Johnson, California |accessdate=2021-06-11}}
| prominence_ft = 511
| isolation_mi = 0.88
| isolation_ref = {{cite loj |id=32452 |title=Johnson, Mount CA |accessdate=2021-06-11}}
| parent_peak = Mount Gilbert
| listing = Sierra Peaks Section
| etymology = Willard Drake Johnson
| map = California#USA
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 200
| label_position =
| location = {{ubl
| {{thinsp|Fresno / Inyo California, U.S.}} }}
| range = Sierra Nevada
| coordinates = {{coord|37.1284588|N|118.5863576|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=261989 |name=Mount Johnson |accessdate=2021-06-11}}
| topo = USGS Mount Thompson
| rock = Granitic
| age = Cretaceous
| type = Fault block
| first_ascent = before 1939 probably by Norman Clyde{{cite Roper |page=346}}
| easiest_route = {{YDS|2}} Southeast slope
}}
Mount Johnson is a {{convert|12,871|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, United States. It is situated on the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and John Muir Wilderness, and along the county line between Fresno County and Inyo County.
It is also {{convert|18|mi}} west of the community of Big Pine, {{convert|0.9|mi|km}} southeast of Mount Gilbert, and {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} west-northwest of Mount Goode. Mount Johnson ranks as the 187th-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises {{convert|3,670|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above LeConte Canyon in 1.5 mile, and the north aspect rises 3,100 feet above South Lake in 2.5 miles.
History
This mountain's name and location was proposed by the Sierra Club to honor Willard Drake Johnson (1859–1917), a geologist and topographer with the U. S. Geological Survey.{{cite web |url=http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/j.html |first=Francis P. |last=Farquhar |title=Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)}} The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1926 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. It is in the vicinity of other mountains named for distinguished members of the early U. S. Geological Survey, i.e. Mount Powell, Mount Gilbert, Mount Thompson, and Mount Goode.
Sierra Club member Jack Sturgeon climbed the peak August 14, 1939, by way of the western arête, and reported that the peak had previously been climbed twice by Norman Clyde, who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.{{cite web |url=https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/climbers_guide/evolution_black_divide.html |first1=Alan M. |last1=Hedden |first2=David R. |last2=Brower |title=A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra |year=1954}} Clyde made the first ascent of nearby Mt. Gilbert in 1928, possibly climbing Johnson around the same time.
Climbing
Established climbing routes:{{cite Secor |R. J. Secor |year=2009 |edition=3rd |page=285}}
- Southeast slope – class 2
- West ridge – 1939 by Jack Sturgeon
- North ridge – {{YDS|3}} – July 16, 1960, by Barbara Lilley, Rich Gnagy, Sy Ossofsky
Climate
Mount Johnson is located in an alpine climate zone.{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Sierra-Nevada-mountains/Climate |title=Climate of the Sierra Nevada |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica}} 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 south into the Middle Fork Kings River, and north into Bishop Creek.
File:Goode, Johnson, Gilbert, Thompson.jpg, Johnson, Gilbert, Thompson]]
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
- List of mountain peaks of California
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5361096/United%20States/California/Inyo%20County/Mount%20Johnson Mount Johnson]
- Mt. Johnson rock climbing: [https://www.mountainproject.com/area/110997580/mt-johnson Mountainproject.com]
- Johnson, Willard Drake: [https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/johnson-willard-drake Encyclopedia.com]
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Category:Mountains of Inyo County, California
Category:Mountains of Fresno County, California
Category:Mountains of Kings Canyon National Park
Category:Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness
Category:Three-thousanders of the United States