Anderson Peak is an 8,683-foot-elevation (2,647 meter) mountain
summit
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in
Placer County,
California, United States.
Description
Anderson Peak is located south-southeast of
Donner Pass, on land managed by
Tahoe National Forest. It is situated on the
crest
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of the
Sierra Nevada
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mountain range, with precipitation
runoff
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from the peak draining west to
North Fork American River
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and east to the
Truckee River via South Fork Cold Creek.
Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises nearly above North Fork American River in two miles. Neighbors include
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to the northwest, and
line parent A peak's line parent is the closest higher peak on the highest ridge leading away from the peak's "key col". A col is the lowest point on the ridge between two summits and is roughly synonymous with pass, gap, saddle and notch. The highest col of ...
Tinker Knob is to the southeast. The
Pacific Crest Trail traverses the peak, providing an approach option from Donner Pass or
Palisades Tahoe. The Sierra Club's Benson Hut is set below the north face of the peak.
This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
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.
Climate
According to the
Köppen climate classification system, Anderson Peak is located in an
alpine climate zone.
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.
Gallery
File:Anderson Peak, southeast.jpg, Southeast aspect of Anderson Peak (left) seen from Pacific Crest Trail
File:Anderson Peak from PCT.jpg, North aspect, from PCT
See also
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References
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External links
* Weather forecast
Anderson PeakNational Geodetic Survey Data Sheet
North American 2000 m summits
Mountains of Northern California
Tahoe National Forest
Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Mountains of Placer County, California