Mount Tinemaha is a mountain summit located east of the crest 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 ...

mountain range, in

Inyo County Inyo County () is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The county seat is Independence. Inyo County is o ...

of northern

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. It is situated on the eastern boundary of the

John Muir Wilderness The John Muir Wilderness is a wilderness area that extends along the crest of the Sierra Nevada of California for , in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. Established in 1964 by the Wilderness Act and named for naturalist John Muir, it encompa ...

, on land managed by

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. It is 1.3 mile southeast of Tinemaha Lake, and 1.8 mile northeast of parent

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is significant as the east aspect rises above

Owens Valley Owens Valley (Numic Numic is a branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. It includes seven languages spoken by Native American peoples traditionally living in the Great Basin, Colorado River basin, Snake River basin, and southern Great Pl ...

in two miles.

History

This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1937 by the

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to honor the legendary

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chief, Tinemaha. The peak was known by this name to the early prospectors and cattlemen of Owens Valley. The

first ascent In mountaineering, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in guide books) is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain or the first to follow a particular climbing route. First mountain ascents are notable because they en ...

of the summit was made July 1, 1937, by Chester Versteeg, a prominent

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member.Fred L. Jones, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954)
/ref> Chester Versteeg submitted the name to the board for consideration.

Climate

According to the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

system, Mount Tinemaha has an

alpine climate Alpine climate is the typical weather (climate) for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions of ...

. Most

weather front A weather front is a boundary separating air masses for which several characteristics differ, such as air density, wind, temperature, and humidity. Disturbed and unstable weather due to these differences often arises along the boundary. For in ...

s 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

snowfall Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...

onto the range (

orographic lift Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and cr ...

). Precipitation

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from this mountain drains to Red Mountain Creek and Tinemaha Creek, thence

Tinemaha Reservoir Tinemaha Reservoir is a reservoir created by a dam on the Owens River in the Owens Valley. It is located in Inyo County, eastern California. It is part of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. ...

Gallery

File:Cardinal, Split, Tinemaha, Birch.jpg,

Cardinal Mountain Cardinal Mountain is a 13,396-foot-elevation (4,083 meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California. It is situated on the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County, as well as the share ...

, Split Mountain, Mt. Tinemaha, Birch Mountain from east File:Cardinal, Tinemaha, Split.jpg, Tinemaha centered,

(left), Split Mountain (right) File:Eastern side of the Sierra Nevadas.jpg,

(left), Split Mountain, Mount Tinemaha (right), from Highway 395 File:Eastern Sierra, California.jpg, From left to rightː Goodale, Cardinal, Split, Tinemaha, Birch.

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External links

* Weather forecast
Mount Tinemaha
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History

Climate

Gallery

See also

References

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