Matterhorn Peak

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 12,264 feet (3,738 m) elevation, it is the tallest peak in the craggy Alps-like Sawtooth Ridge and the northernmost 12,000 feet (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 B... more

Physical Geography

Elevation (in meters):

  • 3,743 m (12280 ft )

Prominence (in meters):

  • 475 m (1560 ft )

Mountain range:

Date of first ascent:

  • 1899
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Location

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  • 38.0933
  • -119.3828
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