Sharktooth Peak

This article is for the mountain in California. For the similarly named peak in Colorado see Sharkstooth Peak. For the similarly named mountains in British Columbia, Canada, see Sharktooth Mountain and Shark Tooth Mountain.
Sharktooth Peak
Elevation 11,640+ ft (3,548+ m) NGVD 29[1]
Location
Location Fresno County, California, USA
Range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Sharktooth Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Easy scramble,, class 2 [2]

Sharktooth Peak is in the Sierra Nevada on Silver Divide. It is in the Ansel Adams Wilderness[3] in Fresno County 11 miles (18 km) south southwest of the town of Mammoth Lakes.

References

  1. ^ USGS. Sharktooth Peak quadrangle, California (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=37.480496&lon=-119.026789&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 
  2. ^ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 130. ISBN 0-87156-147-6. 
  3. ^ "Sierra National Forest Visitor Map – Sharktooth Peak Quad". U. S. Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra/publications/maps/sharktooth-peak.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-14.