Dunderberg Peak

Dunderberg Peak

Dunderberg Peak from the South
Elevation 12,379 ft (3,773 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,334 ft (407 m)[1]
Listing Sierra Peaks Section[2]
Location
Location Mono County, California, U.S.
Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 38°03′53″N 119°16′28″W / 38.0646445°N 119.2743228°WCoordinates: 38°03′53″N 119°16′28″W / 38.0646445°N 119.2743228°W[3]
Topo map USGS Dunderberg Peak
Climbing
First ascent 1878 by Lt. M. M. Macomb and party of the Wheeler Survey[4]
Easiest route Hike (class 1-2)[2][4]

Dunderberg Peak is located east of the Sierra Nevada crest near the divide between the Owens and E. Walker Valleys (Conway Summit)[5] in Mono County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States.[3] The peak is in the Hoover Wilderness and is the highest point in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.[1]

History

Dunderberg Peak, originally named Castle Peak, was renamed by a party of the Wheeler Survey after the mines upon its northerly slope in 1878.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dunderberg Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sierra Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dunderberg Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 443. ISBN 9780898869712.
  5. ↑ "Dunderberg Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  6. ↑ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-01-15.

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