Mount Lamarck

Mount Lamarck
Northwest aspect from Upper Lamarck Lake. (Peak 12,373, Mt. Lamarck, North Lamarck)
Highest point
Elevation	13,417 ft (4,090 m)[1]
Prominence	97 ft (30 m)[1]
Parent peak	Peak 13464 (Mt. Lamarck North)[2]
Isolation	0.21 mi (0.34 km)[2]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates	37°11′42″N 118°40′14″W / 37.1948699°N 118.6706147°W / 37.1948699; -118.6706147[3]
Naming
Etymology	Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Geography
Mount Lamarck Location in California Show map of California Mount Lamarck Mount Lamarck (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location	Kings Canyon National Park Fresno County / Inyo County California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada Evolution Crest[1]
Topo map	USGS Mount Darwin
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Fault block
Rock type	granitic
Climbing
First ascent	1925
Easiest route	class 2[2] Southeast slope

Mount Lamarck is a 13,417-foot-elevation (4,090-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.^[3] It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of the community of Bishop, and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) north of Mount Darwin. Subsidiary peak Mount Lamarck North (13,464 feet (4,104 meters) ranks as the 67th highest summit in California, and the sixth highest in the Evolution Region.^[4][1] Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 4,290 feet (1,310 meters) above Lake Sabrina in three miles, and the west aspect rises 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above Evolution Valley in three miles.