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Mount Newcomb is a 13,422-foot-elevation (4,091 meter) mountain summit located just west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California.[3] It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south of Mount Whitney, 1.1 mile (1.8 km) northeast of Mount Chamberlin, and 3.5 miles west of Mount Corcoran. Mt. Newcomb ranks as the 70th highest summit in California.[2] Topographic relief is significant as it rises 2,083 feet (635 meters) above the second Crabtree Lake in approximately one mile. This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1940 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835–1909).[3] The first ascent of the summit was made August 22, 1936, by Max Eckenburg and Bob Rumohr.[4]

Mount Newcomb
East aspect, from Mount Langley
Highest point
Elevation	13,422 ft (4,091 m)[1]
Prominence	561 ft (171 m)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Pickering (13,474 ft)[2]
Isolation	0.90 mi (1.45 km)[2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	36°32′24″N 118°17′36″W[3]
Naming
Etymology	Simon Newcomb
Geography
Mount Newcomb Location in California Show map of California Mount Newcomb Mount Newcomb (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location	Sequoia National Park Tulare County California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Whitney
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Fault block
Type of rock	granitic
Climbing
First ascent	1936
Easiest route	class 2[2]

Climbing

Established climbing routes:[5]

• Southwest Slope – class 2 – 1936 by Max Eckenburg and Bob Rumohr
• Southwest Ridge – class 3 – 1956 by George O. Hale
• Northeast Ridge – class 3 – 2004 by Bob Sumner
• South Ridge – class 3
• The Keep – class 5.10 – 2001 by Dave Nettle, Aaron Zanto

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Newcomb has an alpine climate.[6] 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 this mountain drains west to the Kern River via Whitney and Rock Creeks.

See also

• List of mountain peaks of California

References

External links

• Weather forecast: Mount Newcomb

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