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Dunderberg Peak

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Listing
  
Sierra Peaks Section

Elevation
  
3,773 m

Mountain range
  
Sierra Nevada

Parent range
  
Sierra Nevada

Topo map
  
USGS Dunderberg Peak

Prominence
  
407 m

Easiest route
  
Hiking

Dunderberg Peak wwwsummitpostorgimagessmall25411jpg

Location
  
Mono County, California, U.S.

First ascent
  
1878 by Lt. M. M. Macomb and party of the Wheeler Survey

Similar
  
Matterhorn Peak, Mount Gibbs, North Peak, Mount Dana, Vogelsang Peak

Dunderberg Peak is located east of the Sierra Nevada crest near the divide between the Owens and E. Walker Valleys (Conway Summit) in Mono County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States. The peak is in the Hoover Wilderness and is the highest point in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Contents

Map of Dunderberg Peak, California 93541, USA

HistoryEdit

Dunderberg Peak, originally named Castle Peak, was renamed by a party of the Wheeler Survey after the mines upon its northerly slope in 1878.

References

Dunderberg Peak Wikipedia