Mount Hopkins (California)

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Mount Hopkins
Elevation 12,302 ft (3,750 m)
Location California, USA
Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 37°27′50″N, 118°48′46″W
Topo map USGS Mount Abbot
First ascent 1934 by David Brower, Norman Clyde, and Hervey Voge
Easiest route Hike from the east

Mount Hopkins is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) south-southeast of Mount Crocker, 3.2 km (2 mi) west-southwest of Mount Huntington and 3.2 km (2 mi) southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad.

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