Tower Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,755 ft (3,583 m)[1] |
Prominence | 2,183 ft (665 m)[1] |
Isolation | 7.95 mi (12.79 km)[2] |
Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
Coordinates | 38°08′40″N 119°32′52″W / 38.14444°N 119.54778°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Mono and Tuolumne County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Tower Peak |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 3[2] |
Tower Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of Mono and Tuolumne County, California.
To the south of the summit is Yosemite National Park and to the north is the Hoover Wilderness. Mary Lake is to the west, Ehrnbeck Peak and Hawksbeak Peak to the east. To the south are Wells Peak and Craig Peak. The next higher mountain is Eagle Peak, about 8 mi east-northeast.[1]