Mount Hoffmann

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Mount Hoffmann

Mount Hoffmann reflected in May Lake
Elevation 10,855 ft (3,309 m)[1]
Prominence 2,290 ft (698 m)[2]
Parent peak Cathedral Peak[3]
Location
Location Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 37°50′49″N 119°30′38″W / 37.846914097°N 119.510539344°W / 37.846914097; -119.510539344Coordinates: 37°50′49″N 119°30′38″W / 37.846914097°N 119.510539344°W / 37.846914097; -119.510539344[1]
Topo map USGS Yosemite Falls
Climbing
First ascent July 26, 1869 by John Muir[4]
Easiest route Simple scramble, class 2[5][6]

Mount Hoffmann is a prominent peak in northeastern Mariposa County in the center of Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It rises above May Lake and is a day hike of 6.2 miles (10.0 km) (one-way) from Tioga Pass Road.[5] The mountain is named after the cartographer Charles F. Hoffmann, who was part of the California Geological Survey of the Sierra Nevada.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mount Hoffman". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
  2. ↑ "Mount Hoffmann, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  3. ↑ "Mount Hoffmann". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-01-19. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Soares, M. J. (2003). 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-89886-867-8. 
  6. ↑ Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 57. ISBN 9780871561473. 

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