Camiaca Peak is an 11,739-foot-elevation (3,578 meter) mountain

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located on the crest of the

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mountain range in northern California, United States. The peak is situated on the common boundary shared by Yosemite National Park with

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, as well as the border shared by Mono County with

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. It is approximately two miles east of Virginia Peak, three miles west of

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, and Summit Lake lies at the base of the southeast slope. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises nearly above Return Creek in three-quarters mile.

History

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1917 by Walter L. Huber.R. J. Secor, ''The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails'', 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, , page 444. This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the

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. The word "camiaca" possibly derives from the

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"kamyaka" which means " yarrow" (a flowering plant).

Climate

Camiaca 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range. Precipitation

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from this mountain drains west into Return Creek, and east to Green Creek which is a tributary of Walker River.

Gallery

File:Camiaca Peak se.jpg, Southeast aspect centered, with Summit Lake visible below File:Camiaca Peak.jpg, Northeast aspect of Camiaca Peak with East Lake at the foot of the peak.

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* Weather forecast
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History

Climate

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