Darwin Peak
Gros Ventre Range[2]
Darwin Peak is an 11,647-foot-elevation (3,550-meter) mountain summit in Teton County, Wyoming, United States.[3]
Description
Darwin Peak is located in the Gros Ventre Range, which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Darwin Peak ranks as the third-highest peak in the range and is 3.09 miles (4.97 km) north-northwest of Doubletop Peak, the highest peak in the range.[2] It is set 22 miles (35 km) west of the Continental Divide within the Gros Ventre Wilderness, on land managed by Bridger-Teton National Forest. The nearest town is Jackson, 24 miles (39 km) to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into headwaters of the Gros Ventre River and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,600 feet (790 meters) above the river in 1.7 mile (2.7 km).
History
The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names,[3] and has been recorded in publications since at least 1914 as the summit was used as a triangulation station.[5] A USGS benchmark was placed at the summit in 1905.[6] The name refers to Fred Dickerson Dorwin (1856–1929), an early homesteader who owned a ranch six miles east of the peak in the early 1900s.[7]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Darwin Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[8] Due to its altitude, it receives precipitation all year, as snow in winter and as thunderstorms in summer.
Climate data for Darwin Peak 43.3952 N, 110.3074 W, Elevation: 11,312 ft (3,448 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.3 (−5.9) | 21.0 (−6.1) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 41.4 (5.2) | 52.5 (11.4) | 62.7 (17.1) | 61.8 (16.6) | 52.4 (11.3) | 39.2 (4.0) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 20.6 (−6.3) | 38.2 (3.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 12.4 (−10.9) | 11.2 (−11.6) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 20.7 (−6.3) | 29.8 (−1.2) | 39.8 (4.3) | 49.0 (9.4) | 48.1 (8.9) | 39.6 (4.2) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 11.9 (−11.2) | 27.1 (−2.8) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.4 (−15.9) | 1.4 (−17.0) | 5.4 (−14.8) | 9.6 (−12.4) | 18.2 (−7.7) | 27.2 (−2.7) | 35.2 (1.8) | 34.5 (1.4) | 26.9 (−2.8) | 17.0 (−8.3) | 9.1 (−12.7) | 3.1 (−16.1) | 15.9 (−8.9) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.64 (92) | 3.15 (80) | 2.84 (72) | 2.64 (67) | 3.43 (87) | 2.27 (58) | 1.51 (38) | 1.54 (39) | 2.12 (54) | 2.31 (59) | 3.13 (80) | 3.81 (97) | 32.39 (823) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group[9] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Darwin Peak - 11,647' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Darwin Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b c "Darwin Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ William W. Mallory, Pennsylvanian and Associated Rocks in Wyoming, Geological Survey Professional Papers, US Government Printing Office (1949), p. G8.
- ^ R.B. Marshall, Results of Spirit Leveling in Wyoming Government Printing Office (1914), p. 138.
- ^ National Geodetic Survey data sheet, Darwin, ID OX0785
- ^ The Darwin History, darwinranch.com Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
- National Geodetic Survey data sheet
- Weather forecast: Darwin Peak
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