Echo Peaks

Nine mountains near Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park, California
37°49′57″N 119°24′07″W / 37.83250°N 119.4019°W / 37.83250; -119.4019[1]GeographyLocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne Meadows, Mariposa County, California, U.S.Parent rangeSierra Nevada

Echo Peaks consists of nine peaks, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park, California. They are near Echo Ridge.[2]

John Muir and Echo Peaks

John Muir passed by Echo Peaks, writing about it in The Yosemite, sometime during or before 1912.[3]

The area

Echo Peaks are near all of Budd Lake, Cathedral Lakes, Cathedral Peak, Cockscomb, Elizabeth Lake, Matthes Crest, Tresidder Peak and Unicorn Peak.[4]

Rock climbing

Echos Peaks have rock climbing.[5] Among rock climbers, Echo Peaks are popular, offering class 2-5 climbs on the nine peaklets.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Echo Peaks". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. ^ Robbins, Edward S.; Baxter, Alfred W. (1954). "Tioga Pass to Mammoth Pass, The Cathedral Range and Eastward". yosemite.ca.us. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ "The Yosemite, by John Muir". Sierra Club. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Echo Peaks, California". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ Ajani, Jade (July 7, 2017). "Echo Peaks Rock Climbing". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ Burd, Bob. "Echo Peaks, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  • A topographic map of the area
  • On the Cathedral Range solo traverse, which climbs Echo Peaks
  • A YouTube on Echo Ridge and Echo Peaks
  • A second YouTube, Echo peaks - Yosemite
  • A third YouTube, a view from the highest of the Echo Peaks
  • A fourth YouTube, Echo Peak, Yosemite: Sep '17