Robinson Peak is a mountain with an elevation of located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. The summit is situated on the boundary of Hoover Wilderness, on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. The peak is set above the west end of Twin Lakes, two miles east of Victoria Peak, and 1.5 mile southeast of line parent Eagle Peak. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of Robinson and Buckeye Creeks, which are within the Walker River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately above Robinson Creek in 1.5 mile.
History The peak is named in association with Robinson Creek, which in turn is named for Moses Robinson, an early pioneer who operated a sawmill there in the 1860s.Erwin G. Gudde (2010), California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, University of California Press, , p, 319. The toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
The first ascent of the summit was likely made by the 1905–09 USGS survey team of George Davis, A. H. Sylvester, and Pearson Chapman, but the first documented ascent was made August 22, 1946, by K. Hargreaves, H. F. Watty, R. F. Dickey, Jr., and Ken Crowley.
Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Robinson 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.
See also
List of mountain peaks of California
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References
External links Weather forecast: Robinson Peak