| Mount Hopkins | |
|---|---|
 Mount Hopkins southeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,304 ft (3,750 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Prominence | 424 ft (129 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°27′50″N118°48′46″W / 37.4638238°N 118.8129018°W /37.4638238; -118.8129018[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hopkins Mount Hopkins (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1934 byDavid Brower,Norman Clyde, and Hervey Voge[3] |
| Easiest route | Hike from the east[3] |
Mount Hopkins is a mountain in theJohn Muir Wilderness north ofKings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surroundPioneer Basin, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-southeast ofMount Crocker, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest ofMount Huntington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest ofMount Stanford. The mountain was named forMark Hopkins, one of the builders of theCentral Pacific Railroad.[4]
According to theKöppen climate classification system, Mount Hopkins is located in analpine climate zone.[5] 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.
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