Ansel Adams Wilderness Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent range
Sierra Nevada
Topo map
USGS Mammoth Mountain
Geology
Age of rock
Cretaceous
Mountain type
Fault block
Type of rock
Metamorphic rock
Climbing
Easiest route
class 2[1]
Carson Peak is a 10,908-foot-elevation (3,325-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of the community of June Lake, 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south of Silver Lake, and 2.25 miles (3.62 km) northwest of San Joaquin Mountain, the nearest higher neighbor. The mountain is visible from various locations along the June Lake Loop, and from the nearby June Mountain ski area. The summit offers impressive views of Mount Ritter and Banner Peak. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 3,700 feet (1,100 meters) above the valley in 1.2 mile. The mountain consists of granite of Lee Vining Canyon.[4] Carson Peak is considered an eastern Sierra classic by backcountry skiers drawn to routes called the "Devils Slide" and "Petes Dream".[5]
^ ab"Carson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
^Lipshie, Steven R. (2001). Geologic guidebook to the Long Valley-Mono Craters region of Eastern California. South Coast Geological Society Publisher. p. 210.
^Benson, Jeremy (2017). Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: California. Mountaineers Books. ISBN 9781594859007.
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