Matterhorn Peak

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Matterhorn Peak
Looking west from Horse Creek
Elevation	12,244 ft (3,732 m)
Location	California, USA
Range	Sierra Nevada
Prominence	1,559 ft (475 m)
Coordinates	38°05′36″N, 119°22′58″W
Topo map	USGS Matterhorn Peak
First ascent	1899 by M. R. Dempster and party
Easiest route	Class 2
Listing	SPS Emblem 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 Alp-like Sawtooth Ridge and the northernmost 12,000 ft (3,700 m) peak in the Sierra Nevada. The peak also supports the Sierra's northernmost glacier system.

Matterhorn Peak was made famous in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums, which describes a hike up and a run down the mountain, and the classic observation, "you can't fall off a mountain." The peak can be ascended without climbing gear.