| Mount Darwin | |
|---|---|
 Mount Darwin above Midnight Lake. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,837 ft (4,218 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,871 ft (570 m)[1] |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′01″N118°40′21″W / 37.1670217°N 118.6723880°W /37.1670217; -118.6723880[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Charles Darwin |
| Geography | |
  Mount Darwin | |
| Location | Fresno andInyo counties,California |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada, Evolution region |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1908 byErnest Clayton Andrews and Willard D. Johnson[5] |
| Easiest route | West Face,exposedscramble,class 3 with summit block class 4[2] |
Mount Darwin is a flat-toppedmountain in theSierra Nevada, on the border of betweenFresno andInyo counties inKings Canyon National Park and theJohn Muir Wilderness ofCalifornia.
TwoAustralian geologists,Ernest Clayton Andrews and Willard D. Johnson, made the first recorded ascent on August 12, 1908.
The modern name of the mountain was given to it in 1895 byTheodore S. Solomons and E. C. Bonner of theUnited States Geological Survey as part of a series of mountains named for the six major exponents of the theory ofevolution. Mount Darwin is named for the naturalist,Charles Darwin. Other nearby mountains in the Evolution Group includeMount Mendel,Mount Fiske,Mount Haeckel,Mount Huxley,Mount Spencer,Mount Wallace, andMount Lamarck. The area around the peaks, known as the Evolution Region, includes Evolution Basin and Evolution Valley.[6]
Nearby landmarks includeDarwin Glacier and Darwin Canyon.
A similar exercise in naming mountains after naturalists and other late nineteenth century proponents of evolution theory was carried out at theWest Coast Range inTasmania,Australia. In contrast,Mount Darwin inTierra del Fuego was given its name duringthe voyage of theBeagle by captainRobert FitzRoy to celebrate Darwin's 25th birthday on 12 February 1834.
| Climate data for Mount Darwin 37.1676 N, 118.6747 W, Elevation: 13,245 ft (4,037 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 25.6 (−3.6) | 28.4 (−2.0) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 38.9 (3.8) | 48.5 (9.2) | 55.1 (12.8) | 54.4 (12.4) | 49.4 (9.7) | 41.3 (5.2) | 33.4 (0.8) | 27.0 (−2.8) | 38.4 (3.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.3 (−8.7) | 14.5 (−9.7) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 19.7 (−6.8) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 36.2 (2.3) | 43.2 (6.2) | 42.5 (5.8) | 37.2 (2.9) | 29.8 (−1.2) | 22.5 (−5.3) | 16.5 (−8.6) | 26.8 (−2.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 5.7 (−14.6) | 3.3 (−15.9) | 5.3 (−14.8) | 7.8 (−13.4) | 14.8 (−9.6) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 31.3 (−0.4) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 25.0 (−3.9) | 18.3 (−7.6) | 11.6 (−11.3) | 6.1 (−14.4) | 15.3 (−9.3) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 8.19 (208) | 6.77 (172) | 6.02 (153) | 3.77 (96) | 1.93 (49) | 0.52 (13) | 0.38 (9.7) | 0.25 (6.4) | 0.36 (9.1) | 1.92 (49) | 2.68 (68) | 7.55 (192) | 40.34 (1,025.2) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[7] | |||||||||||||
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clickingCoordinates (underLocation); copyLatitude andLongitude figures from top of table; clickZoom to location; clickPrecipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click30-year normals, 1991-2020; click800m; clickRetrieve Time Series button.
