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Grizzly Peak (Mariposa County, California)

Coordinates: 37°43′47″N 119°33′03″W / 37.7296483°N 119.5507175°W / 37.7296483; -119.5507175
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Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak is located in California
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak
Location in California
Grizzly Peak is located in the United States
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation6,222 ft (1,896 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence182 ft (55 m)[1]
Coordinates37°43′47″N 119°33′03″W / 37.7296483°N 119.5507175°W / 37.7296483; -119.5507175[2]
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park
Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Half Dome
Climbing
First ascent1885 by Charles A. Bailey[3]
Easiest routeExposed scramble, class 3[4]
Map showing Grizzly Peak
Map showing Grizzly Peak

Grizzly Peak in Yosemite Valley is a promontory on the southwest wall below the popular Half Dome. It can be seen on the hike to Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall, from northeastern Glacier Point, and various other locations in the Yosemite Valley. The top is not accessible by any trail, although rock climbers frequent the peak.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grizzly Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  2. ^ "Grizzly Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  3. ^ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  4. ^ a b "Grizzly Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-03-27.