Epidote Peak is a mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. The mountain is set in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. The peak is situated one mile outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park, approximately one mile east of line parent Camiaca Peak, and west of Dunderberg Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises above East Lake in one-half mile. The first ascent of Epidote Peak was made by several Sierra Club members in 1917.Robert L. Swift and David A. Nelson, A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra (1954) This landform's toponym, which refers to the greenish mineral epidote present here, has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been in print since at least 1919.Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)Sierra Club Bulletin Volume 10 (1919), p. 290
Climate Epidote Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. 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 (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into headwaters of the East and West Forks of Green Creek, which is a tributary of the Walker River.
See also
Gabbro Peak
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External links Weather forecast: Epidote Peak