Kennedy Mountain (Fresno County, California)

Kennedy Mountain is an 11,433-foot-elevation (3,485-meter) summit located in Fresno County, California, United States. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, on Monarch Divide which is west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Mount Harrington is four miles to the west along the divide, and Kennedy Pass less than a mile east. Kennedy Mountain ranks as the 569th-highest summit in California,^[3] and topographic relief is significant as the northeast aspect rises 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Kennedy Canyon in approximately one mile. The first ascent of the summit was made by a 1903 USGS survey party, and likely named for one of the agency's employees.^[6][7] Inclusion on the Sierra Peaks Section peakbagging list generates climbing interest. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.^[4]

Kennedy Mountain
North aspect, with West Kennedy Lake
Highest point
Elevation	11,433 ft (3,485 m)[1]
Prominence	673 ft (205 m)[2]
Isolation	1.94 mi (3.12 km)[3]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	36°52′45″N 118°40′05″W[4]
Geography
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Location	Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Slide Bluffs
Geology
Rock type	granitic
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 via Kennedy Pass[5]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kennedy Mountain is located in an alpine climate zone.^[8] 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 this mountain drains into tributaries of the Kings River.

See also

• Mountains portal
• List of mountain peaks of California