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tenaya+peak Latitude and Longitude:

37°49′43″N 119°26′36″W / 37.8285358°N 119.443215°W / 37.8285358; -119.443215
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Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak above Tenaya Lake
Highest point
Elevation10,306 ft (3,141 m)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence181 ft (55 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°49′43″N 119°26′36″W / 37.8285358°N 119.443215°W / 37.8285358; -119.443215 [2]
Geography
Tenaya Peak is located in California
Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak is located in the United States
Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak
Location Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Tenaya Lake
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble ( class 2) [3]

Tenaya Peak is a mountain in the Yosemite high country, rising above Tenaya Lake. Tenaya Peak is named after Chief Tenaya, who met the Mariposa Battalion near the shores of the Tenaya lake. In 1851, the Mariposa Battalion under Captain John Boling expelled Chief Tenaya and his people from what was to become Yosemite National Park. [4] [5]

Recreation

Tenaya Peak is a popular rock climbing destination, with multiple climbing ascents. There is also some class 2 and class 3 hikes to the summit.

References

  1. ^ a b "Tenaya Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. ^ "Tenaya Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  3. ^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 422. ISBN  978-0898869712.
  4. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 358.
  5. ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. pp.  213–214. ISBN  0899971199.



tenaya+peak Latitude and Longitude:

37°49′43″N 119°26′36″W / 37.8285358°N 119.443215°W / 37.8285358; -119.443215
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak above Tenaya Lake
Highest point
Elevation10,306 ft (3,141 m)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence181 ft (55 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°49′43″N 119°26′36″W / 37.8285358°N 119.443215°W / 37.8285358; -119.443215 [2]
Geography
Tenaya Peak is located in California
Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak is located in the United States
Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak
Location Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Tenaya Lake
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble ( class 2) [3]

Tenaya Peak is a mountain in the Yosemite high country, rising above Tenaya Lake. Tenaya Peak is named after Chief Tenaya, who met the Mariposa Battalion near the shores of the Tenaya lake. In 1851, the Mariposa Battalion under Captain John Boling expelled Chief Tenaya and his people from what was to become Yosemite National Park. [4] [5]

Recreation

Tenaya Peak is a popular rock climbing destination, with multiple climbing ascents. There is also some class 2 and class 3 hikes to the summit.

References

  1. ^ a b "Tenaya Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. ^ "Tenaya Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  3. ^ Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 422. ISBN  978-0898869712.
  4. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 358.
  5. ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. pp.  213–214. ISBN  0899971199.



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