| Mount Starr | |
|---|---|
 Southeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,835 ft (3,912 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 760 ft (232 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Ruby Peak (13,188 ft)[4] |
| Isolation | 1.67 mi (2.69 km)[4] |
| Listing | Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[5] |
| Coordinates | 37°25′44″N118°45′55″W / 37.4290273°N 118.7651963°W /37.4290273; -118.7651963[6] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Walter A. Starr Jr. |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Fresno /Inyo counties,CaliforniaU.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada[3] |
| Topo map | USGSMount Abbot |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1896 |
| Easiest route | class 2[4] via Mono Pass |
Mount Starr, elevation 12,835 feet (3,912 m), is a mountainsummit located on the crest of theSierra Nevada mountain range in northernCalifornia, United States.[6] It is situated in theJohn Muir Wilderness on the common boundary shared bySierra National Forest withInyo National Forest, and along the common border ofFresno County withInyo County. It is bound on the east by Little Lakes Valley, and is 0.8 mile northeast of Mono Pass.Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Little Lakes Valley in approximately one-half mile (0.80 km). Neighbors includeMount Abbot, three miles to the south-southwest,Mount Morgan, 2.5 miles to the southeast, andPointless Peak is 2.5 miles to the north.
Thefirst ascent of this mountain was made July 16, 1896, by Walter Starr Sr. and Allen Chickering.[7] They were caught in a thunderstorm when everything started buzzing with electricity. Frightened, they descended off the mountain quickly, and would name the mountain "Electric Peak."[8] However, the mountain would later be renamed after Walter Starr's son.
Named by theSierra Club to honor one of their own, this mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1939 by theUnited States Board on Geographic Names to rememberWalter A. Starr Jr. (1903–1933), a mountain climber of renown, and author of "Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region."[6][9] In the summer of 1933, "Pete", as he was nicknamed, failed to return from a month-long hike to theMinarets, and his body was eventually discovered byNorman Clyde following a search.
According to theKöppen climate classification system, Mount Starr is located in analpine climate zone.[10] Mostweather fronts originate in thePacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain orsnowfall onto the range. Precipitationrunoff from the west side of this mountain drains into Golden Creek, and from the east side intoRock Creek.
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