Feather Peak, the Glossary
Feather Peak is a 13,240-foot-elevation (4,036 meter) mountain summit located west of the Royce Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.[1]
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21 relations: Alpine climate, California, David Brower, First ascent, Fresno County, California, Granite, John Muir Wilderness, Köppen climate classification, List of mountain peaks of California, Mesozoic, Orographic lift, Pacific Ocean, Royce Peak, San Joaquin River, Seven Gables, Sierra National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Snow, Surface runoff, United States Geological Survey, Weather front.
Alpine climate
Alpine climate is the typical climate for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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David Brower
David Ross Brower (July 1, 1912 – November 5, 2000) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies (1997), Friends of the Earth (1969), Earth Island Institute (1982), North Cascades Conservation Council, and Fate of the Earth Conferences.
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First ascent
In mountaineering and climbing, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in guide books), is the first successful documented climb to the top of a mountain or the top of a particular climbing route.
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Fresno County, California
Fresno County, officially the County of Fresno, is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California.
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Granite
Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.
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. Feather Peak and John Muir Wilderness are mountains of the John Muir Wilderness and Sierra National Forest.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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List of mountain peaks of California
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of California.
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Mesozoic
The Mesozoic Era is the penultimate era of Earth's geological history, lasting from about, comprising the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods.
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.
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
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Royce Peak
Royce Peak, also known as Mount Royce, is a 13,280-foot-elevation (4,048 meter) mountain summit located west of the Royce Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. Feather Peak and Royce Peak are mountains of Northern California, mountains of the John Muir Wilderness, north American 4000 m summits, Sierra National Forest and Sierra Nevada (United States).
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San Joaquin River
The San Joaquin River (Río San Joaquín) is the longest river of Central California.
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Seven Gables
Seven Gables is a mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. Feather Peak and Seven Gables are mountains of Northern California, mountains of the John Muir Wilderness, Sierra National Forest and Sierra Nevada (United States).
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Sierra National Forest
Sierra National Forest is a U.S. national forest located on the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada in California, bounded on the northwest by Yosemite National Park and on the south by Kings Canyon National Park.
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Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. Feather Peak and Sierra Nevada are Sierra Nevada (United States).
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Snow
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.
Surface runoff
Surface runoff (also known as overland flow or terrestrial runoff) is the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface, in contrast to channel runoff (or stream flow).
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.
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Weather front
A weather front is a boundary separating air masses for which several characteristics differ, such as air density, wind, temperature, and humidity.
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