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Matterhorn Peak is located in the Sierra Nevada, in 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. Matterhorn Peak is near Twin Peaks, and just north of Whorl Mountain.

For other uses, see Matterhorn (disambiguation).
Matterhorn Peak
Looking west from Horse Creek
Highest point
Elevation12,285 ft (3,744 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,559 ft (475 m)[1]
Parent peakTwin Peaks[2]
Listing
  • SPS Emblem peak[3]
  • Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List[4]
  • Western States Climbers Star peak[5]
Coordinates38°05′35″N 119°22′54″W[6]
Geography
LocationMono / Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Matterhorn Peak
Climbing
First ascent1899 by M. R. Dempster and party[7]
Easiest routeScramble, class 2[7]

The peak can be ascended without climbing gear.



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."[8]


See also


Matterhorn Peak

References


  1. "Matterhorn Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. "Matterhorn Peak". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  4. "Vagmarken Sierra Crest List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  5. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  6. "Matterhorn Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  7. Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 48, 327. ISBN 978-0871561473.
  8. Kerouac, Jack (2006). The Dharma bums. New York: Penguin Books. p. 64. ISBN 0-14-303960-1.



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[de] Matterhorn Peak (Kalifornien)

Der Matterhorn Peak ist ein 3745 m[1] hoher Berg in der Sierra Nevada im Bundesstaat Kalifornien der Vereinigten Staaten. Er liegt auf der Grenze zwischen dem Tuolumne County und dem Mono County.
- [en] Matterhorn Peak

[fr] Pic Matterhorn

Le pic Matterhorn, en anglais Matterhorn Peak, est le plus haut pic (3 743 m) de la Sawtooth Ridge, une série de pics granitiques effilés sur la crête de la Sierra Nevada, située à la frontière nord du parc national de Yosemite. C’est un des sommets de ski de randonnée les plus populaires de la Sierra Nevada.

[it] Matterhorn Peak (California)

Il Matterhorn Peak si trova nella catena montuosa Sierra Nevada, nella Contea di Mono, nello stato della California negli USA.

[ru] Маттерхорн-Пик (Калифорния)

Ма́ттерхорн-Пик (англ. Matterhorn Peak) — гора в Сьерра-Неваде, в западной части штата Калифорния, США, на северной границе национального парка Йосемити.


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