| Mount Izaak Walton | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,077 ft (3,681 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 477 ft (145 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | Evon Benchmark (12,221 ft)[3] |
| Isolation | 1.12 mi (1.80 km)[3] |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Coordinates | 37°28′12″N118°53′24″W / 37.4699661°N 118.8899224°W /37.4699661; -118.8899224[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Izaak Walton |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno |
| Protected area | John Muir Wilderness |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada[2] |
| Topo map | USGSGraveyard Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Horn[5] |
| Rock type | Granodiorite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1971[6] |
| Easiest route | class 2 Southwest slope[7] |
Mount Izaak Walton is a 12,077-foot-elevation (3,681-meter) mountainsummit located in theSierra Nevada mountain range inFresno County of northernCalifornia, United States.[4] It is situated in theJohn Muir Wilderness, on land managed bySierra National Forest. Mount Izaak Walton ranks as the 404th-highest summit in California.[3]Topographic relief is significant as the northwest aspect rises 1,800 feet (550 meters) above Izaak Walton Lake in approximately one mile. It is six miles northeast ofLake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 14 miles (23 km) south-southeast of the community ofMammoth Lakes. The peak is set on Silver Divide, so precipitationrunoff from the north side of this mountain drains into Fish Creek which is a tributary of theSan Joaquin River, and from the south slope to Mono Creek, also a tributary of the San Joaquin.
This mountain's toponym was proposed in 1919 byFrancis P. Farquhar and officially adopted in 1926 by theU.S. Board on Geographic Names to honorIzaak Walton (1593–1683), an English writer best known as the author ofThe Compleat Angler.[8][4] The connection being that the mountain is set at the head of Fish Creek and Izaak Walton was an avid fisherman.
Thefirst ascent of the summit was made July 5, 1971, by Andy Smatko, Bill Schuler, and Ed Treacy.[7]
According to theKöppen climate classification system, Mount Izaak Walton is located in analpine climate zone.[9] 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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