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 | 11,650 ft (3,550 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Fresno County, California, U.S. |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°28′50″N 119°01′36″W / 37.4804963°N 119.0267892°WCoordinates: 37°28′50″N 119°01′36″W / 37.4804963°N 119.0267892°W[1] |
| Topo map | USGS Sharktooth Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 2002 by Steve Eckert[2] |
| Easiest route | Easy scramble, class 2[2] |
Sharktooth Peak is in the Sierra Nevada on the Silver Divide. It is in the John Muir Wilderness in Fresno County 11 miles (18 km) south southwest of the town of Mammoth Lakes.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sharktooth Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 363. ISBN 9780898869712.