Mount Ruskin
{{Short description|Mountain summit in northern California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Ruskin
| other_name =
| photo = Mount Ruskin, south aspect.jpg
| photo_caption = South aspect, from Bench Lake area
| elevation_ft = 12920
| elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=2741|name=Mount Ruskin, California|accessdate=2021-04-29}}
| prominence_ft = 553
| isolation_mi = 1.40
| isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/32437|title=Ruskin, Mount - 12,919' CA|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2021-04-29}}
| parent_peak = Vennacher Needle (12,995 ft)
| etymology = John Ruskin
| listing = Sierra Peaks Section
| map = California#USA
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 250
| label_position = left
| location = Kings Canyon National Park
Fresno County
California, U.S.
| range = Sierra Nevada
| coordinates = {{coord|36.9784671|N|118.4733528|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=265683|name=Mount Ruskin|accessdate=2021-04-29}}
| topo = USGS Mount Pinchot
| rock = granitic
| age =
| first_ascent = 1895
}}
Mount Ruskin is a {{convert|12,920|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit located in Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, immediately east of Cartridge Pass, and {{convert|1.4|mi}} south of Vennacher Needle, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises over {{convert|3,280|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above South Fork Kings River in 1.5 mile.
History
The first ascent of the summit was made August 7, 1895, by Bolton Coit Brown via the {{YDS|3}} northwest ridge from Cartridge Pass. The class 3 west slope was first climbed August 13, 1945, by Art Reyman.[https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/climbers_guide/palisades_to_kearsarge_pass.html Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)]
Mount Ruskin was named in 1895 by Professor Bolton Brown for John Ruskin (1819–1900), English writer and critic.[http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/r.html Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)] This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Ruskin 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 tributaries of the Kings River.
File:Mount Ruskin, Lake Marjorie Basin.jpg seen from the southeast near Pinchot Pass]]
See also
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains}}
- List of mountain peaks of California
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5389328/United%20States/California/Fresno/Mount%20Ruskin Mount Ruskin]
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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