Matterhorn Peak
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| Matterhorn Peak | |
|---|---|
 Looking west from Horse Creek |
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| Elevation | 12,279 ft (3,743 m) NGVD 29 [1] |
| Prominence | 1,559 ft (475 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Twin Peaks[2] |
| Listing | SPS Emblem peak[3] |
| Location | |
| Location | Mono / Tuolumne counties, California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 38°05′36″N 119°22′58″W / 38.0932538°N 119.3826614°WCoordinates: 38°05′36″N 119°22′58″W / 38.0932538°N 119.3826614°W[4] |
| Topo map | USGS Matterhorn Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1899 by M. R. Dempster and party[5] |
| Easiest route | Scramble, class 2[5] |
Matterhorn Peak is located in the Sierra Nevada, in the western U.S. state of California, at the northern boundary of Yosemite National Park. At 12,279 feet (3,743 m) elevation, it is the tallest peak in the craggy Alps-like Sawtooth Ridge and the northernmost 12,000-foot (3,700 m) peak in the Sierra Nevada. The peak also supports the Sierra's northernmost glacier system. It was named after the Matterhorn in the Alps.
Jack Kerouac in The Dharma Bums describes a hike up and a run down the mountain. This led to the classic observation, "you can't fall off a mountain."[6]
The peak can be ascended without climbing gear.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Matterhorn Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2595. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Matterhorn Peak". LoJ.com. http://listsofjohn.com/PeakStats/Climbers.php?Id=32649. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. http://angeles.sierraclub.org/sps/spslist.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Matterhorn Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:253229. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ a b Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 48,327. ISBN 0-87156-147-6.
- ^ Kerouac, Jack (2006). The Dharma bums. New York: Penguin Books. p. 64. ISBN 0143039601.
External links
- "Matterhorn Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/150488.
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