Matthes Crest | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,923 ft (3,329 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 278 ft (85 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Echo Ridge |
Coordinates | 37°49′24″N 119°23′51″W / 37.823259°N 119.3973791°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | |
Parent range | Cathedral Range, Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Tenaya Lake |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cretaceous |
Mountain type | Granite arête |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1931 by Jules Eichorn, Glen Dawson and Walter Brem[3] |
Easiest route | Rock climb class 5.7[4] |
Matthes Crest is an approximately mile-long fin of rock with two summits separated by a deep notch. It is a part of the Cathedral Range, which is a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park. The range is part of the Sierra Nevada.
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