Matterhorn Peak
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| Matterhorn Peak | |
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Looking west from Horse Creek
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). NAVD 88[3] |
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| Parent peak | Twin Peaks[1] |
| Listing | SPS Emblem peak[2] |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [4] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mono / Tuolumne counties, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| 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 12,285 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.
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
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External links
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- In the Footsteps of Jack Kerouac on Matterhorn Peak
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