Parent peak Twin Peaks Elevation 3,743 m First ascent 1899 Parent range Sierra Nevada | Listing SPS Emblem peak Easiest route Scramble, class 2 Prominence 475 m Mountain range Sierra Nevada | |
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Similar Mount Conness, North Peak, Mount Lyell, Mount Gibbs, Mount Dana | ||
Matterhorn peak ascent
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 12,285 feet (3,744 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.
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- Matterhorn peak ascent
- Map of Matterhorn Peak California USA
- Matterhorn peak california
- In popular cultureEdit
- References
Map of Matterhorn Peak, California, USA
The peak can be ascended without climbing gear.
Matterhorn peak california
In popular cultureEdit
Jack Kerouac, in The Dharma Bums (1958), describes a hike up and a run down the mountain. This led to the classic observation, "You can't fall off a mountain."
References
Matterhorn Peak Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA