| Elephants Back | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,585 ft (2,922 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 465 ft (142 m)[3] |
| Parent peak | Round Top (10,381ft)[4] |
| Isolation | 1.43 mi (2.30 km)[4] |
| Coordinates | 38°40′42″N 119°58′59″W / 38.6784131°N 119.9831181°W[5] |
| Geography | |
  Elephants Back Location in California  Elephants Back Elephants Back (the United States) | |
| Location | Mokelumne Wilderness |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | California |
| County | Alpine |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Carson Pass |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Miocene |
| Mountain type | Lava dome |
| Type of rock | andesitic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1844 |
| Easiest route | class 1 hiking[4] |
Elephants Back is a 9,585-foot-elevation (2,922 meter) mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.
- ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Carson Pass
- ^ Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, 1986, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899970479, p. 64.
- ^ a b "Elephants Back, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ a b c "Elephants Back - 9,585' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Elephants Back". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-07-01.