Eagle Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,847 ft (3,611 m)[1] |
Prominence | 2,358 ft (719 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Matterhorn Peak (12,279 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 6.18 mi (9.95 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 38°10′47″N 119°24′31″W / 38.17972°N 119.40861°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Mono County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Buckeye Ridge |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1905 |
Easiest route | class 2 hiking[2] |
Eagle Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of Mono County, California. The summit is set in Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. Eagle Peak is the highest peak on Buckeye Ridge. Other peaks on this ridge include Hunewill Peak and Victoria Peak. The first ascent of Eagle Peak was made September 1905 by George Davis, A. H. Sylvester, and Pearson Chapman of the United States Geological Survey.[4]