Mount Harrington (California)

Mount Harrington is an 11,009-foot-elevation (3,356-meter) mountain summit located in Fresno County of northern California, United States.^[3] It is situated on Monarch Divide which is west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the Monarch Wilderness, on the shared boundary of Sequoia National Forest with Sierra National Forest. The first ascent of the summit was made July 27, 1951, by David Hammack and Anton Nelson.^[4]

Mount Harrington
Harrington's summit centered in back, from WSW (Wren Peak on right)
Highest point
Elevation	11,009 ft (3,356 m)[1]
Prominence	329 ft (100 m)[1]
Parent peak	Despair Benchmark (11,081 ft)[2]
Isolation	0.67 mi (1.08 km)[2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	36°52′12″N 118°44′01″W[3]
Geography
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Location	Fresno County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Cedar Grove
Geology
Rock type	granitic
Climbing
First ascent	1951
Easiest route	class 3[2] North ridge

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Harrington 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, 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.

See also

• Mountains portal

• List of mountain peaks of California