Hawkins Peak (California)

Hawkins Peak
Southwest aspect, from Carson Pass area
Highest point
Elevation10,024 ft (3,055 m)[1][2]
Prominence2,144 ft (653 m)[3]
Parent peakStevens Peak (10,059 ft)[4]
Isolation5.91 mi (9.51 km)[4]
Coordinates38°44′19″N 119°52′21″W / 38.7385116°N 119.8724313°W / 38.7385116; -119.8724313[5]
Naming
EtymologyJohn Hawkins
Geography
Hawkins Peak is located in California
Hawkins Peak
Hawkins Peak
Location in California
Hawkins Peak is located in the United States
Hawkins Peak
Hawkins Peak
Hawkins Peak (the United States)
LocationHumboldt–Toiyabe National Forest
CountryUnited States of America
StateCalifornia
CountyAlpine
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[3]
Topo mapUSGS Markleeville
Geology
Age of rockMiocene
Mountain typeVolcanic plug, volcanic pinnacle
Type of rockHornblende-andesite[6]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[4]

Hawkins Peak is a 10,024-foot-elevation (3,055 meter) mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Markleeville
  2. ^ Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, 1986, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899970479, p. 93.
  3. ^ a b "Hawkins Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Hawkins Peak - 10,024' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  5. ^ "Hawkins Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  6. ^ Geological Society of America (1902), Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, Volume 13, p. 393