| Unicorn Peak | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Tuolumne_Meadows_-_Fairview_Dome_-_summit_-_06.JPG) Unicorn Peak, Cockscomb, Echo Ridge and Cathedral Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,823 ft (3,299 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 103 ft (31 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°50′45″N 119°22′55″W / 37.84583°N 119.38194°W[1] |
| Geography | |
 | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, California, United States |
| Range coordinates | [1] |
| Parent range | Cathedral Range, Sierra Nevada |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Granite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Francis P. Farquhar and James Rennie in 1911 |
| Easiest route | Rock climb class 4 |
Unicorn Peak is a peak, in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. Unicorn Peak is due east of Cathedral Peak, and the north summit is highest.[2]
Unicorn Peak is part of the Cathedral Range.[3]
All three of Unicorn Peak, Cockscomb Peak, and Cathedral Peak qualify as nunataks, islands that stood above the ice, when the last ice age created glaciers in the area.[4] During the Tioga glaciation the peak projected above the glaciers, which carved and sharpened the peak's bases while plucking away at its sides.[5][6]
- ^ a b c d "Unicorn Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ Burd, Bob. "Unicorn Peak, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Unicorn Peak, California". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Field, Derek (2015-10-06). "Unicorn Peak (10,910′) & Cockscomb Peak (11,065′) via Unicorn-Cockscomb Traverse (Class-5 Scramble)". fieldofadventures.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Huber, N. King (1987). "The Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park". yosemite.ca.us. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Gregory, Candace (September 10, 2017). "Hiking up the Glacier Canyon Trail to Dana Plateau". sierranewsonline.com. Retrieved 7 February 2019.