Mount Hopkins (California)

Mount Hopkins is a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness north of Kings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-southeast of Mount Crocker, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Mount Huntington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad.^[4]

Mount Hopkins
Mount Hopkins southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	12,304 ft (3,750 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	424 ft (129 m)[1]
Coordinates	37°27′50″N 118°48′46″W[2]
Geography
Mount Hopkins Fresno County, California, U.S. Show map of California Mount Hopkins Mount Hopkins (the United States) Show map of the United States
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Abbot
Climbing
First ascent	1934 by David Brower, Norman Clyde, and Hervey Voge[3]
Easiest route	Hike from the east[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Hopkins 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.