Mount Hopkins (California)
| Mount Hopkins | |
|---|---|
 Mount Hopkins over Pioneer Basin, sunset | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,304 ft (3,750 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Prominence | 424 ft (129 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 37°27′50″N 118°48′46″W / 37.4638238°N 118.8129018°WCoordinates: 37°27′50″N 118°48′46″W / 37.4638238°N 118.8129018°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Hopkins  Mount Hopkins | |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Abbot |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1934 by David Brower, Norman Clyde, and Hervey Voge[3] |
| Easiest route | Hike from the east[3] |
Mount Hopkins is a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness north of Kings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-southeast of Mount Crocker, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Mount Huntington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Mount Hopkins, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ↑ "Mount Hopkins". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- 1 2 Voge, Hervey H.; Smatko, Andrew J. (1972). Mountaineer's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-87156-064-3.
- ↑ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
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