Langille Peak is a mountain summit located west of the crest of the

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mountain range, in Fresno County of central

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, United States. It is situated in northern

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, west-southwest of the community of Big Pine, south of Mount Thompson, southwest of Mount Goode, and east of Black Giant. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises above Le Conte Canyon in less than one mile. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail.

History

The peak's name (pronounced "Lan'jill") honors Harold Douglas Langille (1874–1954), forest inspector for the General Land Office, Department of the Interior, who visited Sierra Forest Reserve on an inspection tour in 1904. The name was officially adopted by the

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at the suggestion of

Charles Howard Shinn Charles Howard Shinn was a horticulturalist, author, inspector of California Experiment Stations, and forest ranger in California. Early life He was born in Round Rock, Texas in 1852 to James and Lucy Shinn. The family moved to Alameda County nea ...

, head ranger of the forest reserve. The

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of the summit was made in August 1926 by Nathaniel L. Goodrich, Marjory Hurd, and Dean Peabody, Jr. via the West Ridge.

Climbing

Established climbing routes:R. J. Secor, ''The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails'', 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, , page 277. * West Ridge – – First ascent 1926 * East Buttress – class 4-5 – FA 1970 * Southeast Face – class 4 – FA 1971 * Southwest Slope – class 2 – FA 2003

Climate

According to the

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system, Langille Peak is located in an

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zone. Most weather fronts originate in the

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, 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

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onto the range ( orographic lift). Precipitation

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from this mountain drains into the Middle Fork Kings River. Langille Peak east aspect

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* Weather forecast
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History

Climbing

Climate

See also

References

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