Mount Ickes is a 12,959-foot-elevation (3,950 meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States.[3] It is situated in eastern Kings Canyon National Park, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) northwest of the community of Independence, 1.5 mile west of Pinchot Pass, and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Mount Wynne, which is the nearest higher neighbor.[2] Other nearby peaks include Crater Mountain 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the southeast, Striped Mountain 3 miles (4.8 km) to the northeast, Arrow Peak, three miles (4.8 km) to the west, and Mount Ruskin four miles (6.4 km) to the northwest. Mount Ickes ranks as the 159th highest summit in California.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,080 feet (940 meters) in 2.5 miles. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail which passes to the east of the mountain. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1964 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952), who was responsible for implementing much of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal as Secretary of the Interior from 1933 to 1946 and was instrumental in establishing Kings Canyon National Park.[3]

Mount Ickes
North aspect, centered in the distance
Highest point
Elevation	12,959 ft (3,950 m) [1]
Prominence	788 ft (240 m) [2]
Parent peak	Mount Wynne (13,179 ft) [1]
Isolation	2.03 mi (3.27 km) [1]
Coordinates	36°55′59″N 118°26′21″W [3]
Naming
Etymology	Harold L. Ickes
Geography
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Location	Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada[2]
Topo map	USGS Mount Pinchot
Geology
Mountain type	Fault block
Type of rock	granitic
Climbing
First ascent	July 25, 1939[4]
Easiest route	class 2 [1]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Ickes is located in an alpine climate zone.[5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the South Fork Kings River.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of California

References

External links

• Weather forecast: Mount Ickes