Dunderberg Peak is located east of the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
crest
near the divide between the
Mono Basin and
East Walker River
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basin (Conway Summit) in
Mono County, in eastern
California in the southwestern
United States.
The peak is in the
Hoover Wilderness
The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. It lies to the east of the crest of the central Sierra Nevada in California, to the north and east of Yosemite National Park - a long strip stretchin ...
and is the highest point in
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
History
Dunderberg Peak, originally named Castle Peak, was renamed by a party of the
Wheeler Survey after the mines upon its northerly slope in 1878.
Climate
Dunderberg 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.
See also
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Dunderberg Mill, California, a ghost town located north-northeast of the summit.
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Virginia Peak, nearby
References
External links
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Mountains of Mono County, California
Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
North American 3000 m summits
Mountains of Northern California
Sierra Nevada (United States)
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