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]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
- ^ a b "Echo Peaks". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Robbins, Edward S.; Baxter, Alfred W. (1954). "Tioga Pass to Mammoth Pass, The Cathedral Range and Eastward". yosemite.ca.us. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "The Yosemite, by John Muir". Sierra Club. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Echo Peaks, California". Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Ajani, Jade (July 7, 2017). "Echo Peaks Rock Climbing". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Burd, Bob. "Echo Peaks, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
External links
- 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