Tresidder Peak is a mountain in Yosemite National Park, California. The mountain has two summits (peaks or arêtes), about half a mile (800 meters) apart, with the southern peak being the highest. The elevation of the south peak has not been exactly determined but is given as between 10,605 feet (3,232 m) and 10,645 feet (3,245 m).[1] The northern peak is identified on maps as Peak 10,450[1] and has an elevation of 10,450 feet (3,185 m).
Tresidder Peak
Northwest peak of Tresidder Peak or Peak 10,450 (in the center) and Southern peak of Tresidder Peak (to the right), seen from Pywiack Dome summit.
tresidder, peak, confused, with, tressider, peak, alaska, mountain, yosemite, national, park, california, mountain, summits, peaks, arêtes, about, half, mile, meters, apart, with, southern, peak, being, highest, elevation, south, peak, been, exactly, determine. Not to be confused with Tressider Peak Alaska Tresidder Peak is a mountain in Yosemite National Park California The mountain has two summits peaks or aretes about half a mile 800 meters apart with the southern peak being the highest The elevation of the south peak has not been exactly determined but is given as between 10 605 feet 3 232 m and 10 645 feet 3 245 m 1 The northern peak is identified on maps as Peak 10 450 1 and has an elevation of 10 450 feet 3 185 m Tresidder PeakNorthwest peak of Tresidder Peak or Peak 10 450 in the center and Southern peak of Tresidder Peak to the right seen from Pywiack Dome summit Highest pointElevation10 605 ft 3233 m NAVD 88 1 Prominence880 ft 268 m 1 Coordinates37 49 47 N 119 25 20 W 37 8296473 N 119 4221028 W 37 8296473 119 4221028 2 GeographyTresidder PeakShow map of CaliforniaTresidder PeakShow map of the United StatesLocationMariposa County California U S Parent rangeCathedral Range Sierra NevadaTopo mapUSGS Tenaya LakeClimbingFirst ascentNorth arete July 4 1966 by Bruce Kinnison Alan Zetterberg and Pierre Zetterberg 3 Easiest routeBoth the north and south aretes are rock climbs class 4 3 It is the line parent of Clouds Rest 4 and is named for Donald Tresidder a former president of Stanford University who had a longtime association with Yosemite National Park 5 Cathedral Lakes are near References edit a b c d Tresidder Peak California Peakbagger com Retrieved 2014 02 24 Tresidder Peak Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2014 02 24 a b Secor R J 2009 The High Sierra Peaks Passes and Trails 3rd ed Seattle The Mountaineers p 422 ISBN 978 0898869712 Clouds Rest ListsOfJohn com Retrieved 2014 02 23 Browning Peter 1986 Place Names of the Sierra Nevada Berkeley Wilderness Press p 220 ISBN 0899971199 External links edit Tresidder Peak SummitPost org Tresidder Peak at peakvisor com nbsp This Yosemite related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Mariposa County California related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tresidder Peak amp oldid 1031068793, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
