Its twelve pinnacles are unofficially named for characters from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R.

[7] The ridge marks the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and the John Muir Wilderness.

[8] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains.

As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.

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