555:
29:
504:
191:
158:
184:
584:
543:
151:
492:
516:
528:
567:
391:. LeConte wrote: "A few miles to the south rose a particularly inviting point, which certainly commands a peerless view. But time forbade an ascent this year, so I named it the Black Giant, and wondered how long it would stand as it has so far stood, an untrodden summit."
401:
In creating the map of the Mount
Goddard quadrangle, 1907–1909, the USGS named this peak "Mount Goode", apparently unaware of LeConte's earlier naming. The Black Giant name was restored and officially adopted in 1926 by the
106:
347:, United States. Black Giant ranks as the 86th highest summit in California. It is the northernmost and highest summit on its namesake ridge, the Black Divide in northern
463:, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or
554:
597:
835:
830:
845:
696:
183:
403:
503:
850:
840:
805:
687:
150:
769:
Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification".
756:
542:
64:
491:
448:
692:
274:
715:
682:
99:
733:
348:
248:
800:
340:
238:
476:
407:
371:
is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the northwest, and the approach to this remote peak is made via the
815:
527:
423:
364:
324:
54:
28:
515:
384:
77:
92:
335:
is a 13,330-foot-elevation (4,060-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the
8:
360:
289:
87:
778:
752:
471:). This climate supports four small glaciers on the northeast aspect. Precipitation
589:
468:
372:
269:
622:
472:
452:
255:
398:
of the summit was made in 1905 by George R. Davis, USGS topographic engineer.
824:
782:
460:
456:
352:
336:
262:
121:
108:
395:
316:
306:
809:
768:
436:
388:
356:
294:
69:
344:
228:
651:
534:
368:
464:
406:, and the Goode name was transferred to the present location of
44:
566:
475:
from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Middle Fork
383:
This mountain was bestowed its descriptive name in 1904 by
363:
is significant as it rises 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above
734:
Francis P. Farquhar, Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)
351:. The peak is situated 3.9 miles (6.3 km) east of
579:
410:, five miles to the east-northeast of Black Giant.
598:List of the major 4000-meter summits of California
355:, and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south-southeast of
822:
743:
741:
729:
727:
560:Black Giant behind (left) Muir Hut at Muir Pass
738:
724:
646:
644:
642:
751:, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books,
639:
697:United States Department of the Interior
359:, which is the nearest higher neighbor.
836:Mountains of Kings Canyon National Park
404:United States Board on Geographic Names
831:Mountains of Fresno County, California
823:
677:
675:
673:
671:
435:Northeast Face – class 4 – FA 1966 by
749:The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails
451:system, Black Giant is located in an
718:A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra
716:Alan M. Hedden and David R. Brower,
617:
615:
613:
432:Southeast Ridge – class 3 – FA 1971
762:
688:Geographic Names Information System
668:
190:
157:
16:Mountain in the state of California
13:
14:
862:
793:
610:
846:Mountains of Northern California
582:
565:
553:
541:
526:
514:
502:
497:East aspect from Le Conte Canyon
490:
189:
182:
156:
149:
27:
693:United States Geological Survey
548:East aspect from LeConte Canyon
387:, a Sierra Nevada explorer and
203:Black Giant (the United States)
709:
1:
851:Sierra Nevada (United States)
841:North American 4000 m summits
603:
449:Köppen climate classification
418:Established climbing routes:
206:Show map of the United States
49:13,330 ft (4,060 m)
367:in approximately two miles.
7:
575:
413:
82:2.60 mi (4.18 km)
10:
867:
652:"Black Giant - 13,330' CA"
509:West aspect from Muir Pass
482:
442:
378:
349:Kings Canyon National Park
249:Kings Canyon National Park
122:37.1022388°N 118.6487071°W
59:1,090 ft (330 m)
623:"Black Giant, California"
315:
305:
300:
288:
283:
268:
254:
244:
234:
224:
216:
142:
137:
98:
86:
76:
63:
53:
43:
38:
26:
21:
127:37.1022388; -118.6487071
771:Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci
173:Show map of California
170:Location in California
429:South Slope – class 2
385:Joseph Nisbet LeConte
311:1905, George R. Davis
93:Sierra Peaks Section
814:Black Giant photo:
533:Black Giant beyond
426:– First Ascent 1905
339:mountain range, in
245:Protected area
118: /
799:Weather forecast:
361:Topographic relief
39:Highest point
806:Black Giant photo
459:originate in the
447:According to the
330:
329:
858:
787:
786:
766:
760:
745:
736:
731:
722:
713:
707:
706:
704:
703:
679:
666:
665:
663:
662:
648:
637:
636:
634:
633:
619:
592:
590:Mountains portal
587:
586:
585:
569:
557:
545:
530:
518:
506:
494:
467:onto the range (
319:
258:
207:
193:
192:
186:
174:
160:
159:
153:
133:
132:
130:
129:
128:
123:
119:
116:
115:
114:
111:
31:
19:
18:
866:
865:
861:
860:
859:
857:
856:
855:
821:
820:
796:
791:
790:
767:
763:
746:
739:
732:
725:
714:
710:
701:
699:
681:
680:
669:
660:
658:
656:listsofjohn.com
650:
649:
640:
631:
629:
621:
620:
611:
606:
588:
583:
581:
578:
573:
570:
561:
558:
549:
546:
537:
531:
522:
519:
510:
507:
498:
495:
485:
469:orographic lift
445:
416:
381:
373:John Muir Trail
365:Le Conte Canyon
317:
256:
212:
211:
210:
209:
208:
205:
204:
201:
200:
199:
198:
194:
177:
176:
175:
172:
171:
168:
167:
166:
165:
161:
126:
124:
120:
117:
112:
109:
107:
105:
104:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
864:
854:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
819:
818:
812:
803:
795:
794:External links
792:
789:
788:
761:
737:
723:
708:
667:
638:
627:Peakbagger.com
608:
607:
605:
602:
601:
600:
594:
593:
577:
574:
572:
571:
564:
562:
559:
552:
550:
547:
540:
538:
532:
525:
523:
520:
513:
511:
508:
501:
499:
496:
489:
486:
484:
481:
457:weather fronts
453:alpine climate
444:
441:
440:
439:
433:
430:
427:
422:West Slope –
415:
412:
380:
377:
328:
327:
321:
313:
312:
309:
303:
302:
298:
297:
292:
286:
285:
281:
280:
272:
266:
265:
260:
252:
251:
246:
242:
241:
236:
232:
231:
226:
222:
221:
218:
214:
213:
202:
196:
195:
188:
187:
181:
180:
179:
178:
169:
163:
162:
155:
154:
148:
147:
146:
145:
144:
143:
140:
139:
135:
134:
102:
96:
95:
90:
84:
83:
80:
74:
73:
67:
61:
60:
57:
51:
50:
47:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
863:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
828:
826:
817:
813:
811:
807:
804:
802:
798:
797:
784:
780:
776:
772:
765:
758:
757:9781594857386
754:
750:
747:R. J. Secor,
744:
742:
735:
730:
728:
721:
719:
712:
698:
694:
690:
689:
684:
683:"Black Giant"
678:
676:
674:
672:
657:
653:
647:
645:
643:
628:
624:
618:
616:
614:
609:
599:
596:
595:
591:
580:
568:
563:
556:
551:
544:
539:
536:
529:
524:
517:
512:
505:
500:
493:
488:
487:
480:
478:
474:
470:
466:
462:
461:Pacific Ocean
458:
454:
450:
438:
434:
431:
428:
425:
421:
420:
419:
411:
409:
405:
399:
397:
392:
390:
386:
376:
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
353:Mount Goddard
350:
346:
342:
341:Fresno County
338:
337:Sierra Nevada
334:
326:
323:Western side
322:
320:
318:Easiest route
314:
310:
308:
304:
299:
296:
293:
291:
287:
282:
279:
278:Mount Goddard
276:
273:
271:
267:
264:
263:Sierra Nevada
261:
259:
253:
250:
247:
243:
240:
237:
233:
230:
227:
223:
220:United States
219:
215:
185:
152:
141:
136:
131:
103:
101:
97:
94:
91:
89:
85:
81:
79:
75:
71:
68:
66:
62:
58:
56:
52:
48:
46:
42:
37:
30:
25:
20:
774:
770:
764:
748:
717:
711:
700:. Retrieved
686:
659:. Retrieved
655:
630:. Retrieved
626:
446:
424:class 1
417:
400:
396:first ascent
393:
389:cartographer
382:
332:
331:
325:class 1
307:First ascent
290:Type of rock
277:
257:Parent range
810:Ansel Adams
801:Black Giant
759:, page 279.
521:West aspect
477:Kings River
455:zone. Most
437:Steve Roper
408:Mount Goode
357:Mount Fiske
343:of central
333:Black Giant
295:metamorphic
197:Black Giant
164:Black Giant
125: /
113:118°38′55″W
100:Coordinates
72:(13,503 ft)
70:Mount Fiske
65:Parent peak
22:Black Giant
825:Categories
702:2021-04-12
661:2021-04-12
632:2021-04-12
604:References
345:California
229:California
110:37°06′08″N
55:Prominence
783:1027-5606
535:Muir Pass
369:Muir Pass
138:Geography
78:Isolation
45:Elevation
33:East Face
576:See also
465:snowfall
414:Climbing
301:Climbing
270:Topo map
483:Gallery
443:Climate
379:History
284:Geology
217:Country
88:Listing
816:Flickr
781:
755:
720:(1954)
473:runoff
239:Fresno
235:County
225:State
779:ISSN
753:ISBN
394:The
275:USGS
808:by
827::
777:.
775:11
773:.
740:^
726:^
695:,
691:.
685:.
670:^
654:.
641:^
625:.
612:^
479:.
375:.
785:.
705:.
664:.
635:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
