# Mount Starr

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**Mount Starr**, elevation 12,835 feet (3,912 m), is a mountain [summit](/source/Summit) located on the crest of the [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada) mountain range in northern [California](/source/California), United States.[4] It is situated in the [John Muir Wilderness](/source/John_Muir_Wilderness) on the common boundary shared by [Sierra National Forest](/source/Sierra_National_Forest) with [Inyo National Forest](/source/Inyo_National_Forest), and along the common border of [Fresno County](/source/Fresno_County,_California) with [Inyo County](/source/Inyo_County,_California). It is bound on the east by Little Lakes Valley, and is 0.8 mile northeast of Mono Pass. [Topographic relief](/source/Topographic_relief) is significant as the summit rises 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Little Lakes Valley in approximately 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km). Neighbors include [Mount Abbot](/source/Mount_Abbot), three miles to the south-southwest, [Mount Morgan](/source/Mount_Morgan_(Inyo_County,_California)), 2.5 miles to the southeast, and [Pointless Peak](/source/Pointless_Peak) is 2.5 miles to the north.

## History

The [first ascent](/source/First_ascent) of this mountain was made July 16, 1896, by Walter Starr Sr. and Allen Chickering.[5] They were caught in a thunderstorm when everything started buzzing with electricity. Frightened, they descended off the mountain quickly, and would name the mountain "Electric Peak."[6] However, the mountain would later be renamed after Walter Starr's son.

Named by the [Sierra Club](/source/Sierra_Club) to honor one of their own, this mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1939 by the [United States Board on Geographic Names](/source/United_States_Board_on_Geographic_Names) to remember [Walter A. Starr Jr.](/source/Walter_A._Starr_Jr.) (1903–1933), a mountain climber of renown, and author of "*Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region.*"[4][7] In the summer of 1933, "Pete", as he was nicknamed, failed to return from a month-long hike to the [Minarets](/source/Minarets_(California)), and his body was eventually discovered by [Norman Clyde](/source/Norman_Clyde) following a search.

## Climate

According to the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) system, Mount Starr is located in an [alpine climate](/source/Alpine_climate) zone.[8] Most [weather fronts](/source/Weather_front) originate in the [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean), and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks ([orographic lift](/source/Orographic_lift)), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or [snowfall](/source/Snowfall) onto the range. Precipitation [runoff](/source/Surface_runoff) from the west side of this mountain drains into Golden Creek, and from the east side into [Rock Creek](/source/Rock_Creek_(Owens_River_tributary)).

## Gallery

## See also

- [List of the major 4000-meter summits of California](/source/List_of_the_major_4000-meter_summits_of_California)

## References

1. ["Starr, Mount - 12,835' CA"](https://listsofjohn.com/peak/32465). *listsofjohn.com*. Retrieved 2022-05-05.

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1. 267689. Retrieved 2022-05-05.

1. [George Bloom and John D. Mendenhall, *A Climber’s Guide to the High Sierra* (1954)](https://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/climbers_guide/mammoth_pass_to_mono_pass.html)

1. Matt Johanson (2021), *California Summits: A Guide to the 50 Best Accessible Peak Experiences in the Golden State*, Falcon Guides, ISBN 9781493048175, p. 184

1. ["Geographic Names Information System"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/267689). *edits.nationalmap.gov*. 1981. Retrieved 2022-06-25.

1. ["Climate of the Sierra Nevada"](https://www.britannica.com/place/Sierra-Nevada-mountains/Climate). *[Encyclopædia Britannica](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica)*

## External links

- Weather forecast: [Mount Starr](https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5398709/United%20States/California/Inyo%20County/Mount%20Starr)
- Mount Starr rock climbing: [Mountainproject.com](https://www.mountainproject.com/area/113418325/mt-starr)
- Walter A. Starr, Jr. [Biography and photo](http://www.owensvalleyhistory.com/stories/walter_starr.pdf)

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