Pointless Peak

Pointless Peak
Mono Mesa
Southeast aspect, from Rock Creek Lake
Highest point
Elevation12,256 ft (3,736 m)[1][2]
Prominence376 ft (115 m)[3]
Parent peakMount Huntington (12,355 ft)[4]
Isolation1.38 mi (2.22 km)[4]
Coordinates37°27′40″N 118°45′16″W / 37.461199°N 118.754398°W / 37.461199; -118.754398[3]
Geography
Pointless Peak is located in California
Pointless Peak
Pointless Peak
Location in California
Pointless Peak is located in the United States
Pointless Peak
Pointless Peak
Pointless Peak (the United States)
LocationInyo County, California U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[3]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Abbot
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[4]

Pointless Peak, elevation 12,256 feet (3,736 m), is a mountain summit located in Inyo County of northern California, United States. Set one-half mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the peak is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It rises at the northern end of Little Lakes Valley, and is immediately west of Rock Creek Lake. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,550 feet (780 meters) above this lake in approximately one mile (1.6 km). Neighbors include Mount Starr, 2.5 miles to the south, and line parent Mount Huntington, 1.4 mile to the northwest. This landform is also known as "Mono Mesa",[1] but neither name is official and it will remain unofficial so long as the USGS policy of not adopting new toponyms in designated wilderness areas remains in effect.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Pointless Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.[5] 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 north slope of this mountain drains into Hilton Creek, and from the east side into Rock Creek.

  • Golden Lake and Pointless Peak (upper right). Camera pointed north.
    Golden Lake and Pointless Peak (upper right).
    Camera pointed north.
  • Pointless Peak
    Pointless Peak
  • Mount Starr (left) and Pointless Peak (right)
    Mount Starr (left) and Pointless Peak (right)
  • South aspect
    South aspect
  • Summit Lake and Pointless Peak. Camera pointed north.
    Summit Lake and Pointless Peak.
    Camera pointed north.

References

  1. ^ a b R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, ISBN 9781594857386, p. 359.
  2. ^ USGS Topographic Map - Mount Abbot
  3. ^ a b c "Pointless Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Pointless Peak - 12,256' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.

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