Three Brothers (Yosemite)

The Three Brothers is a rock formation, in Yosemite Valley, California. It is located just east of El Capitan and consists of Eagle Peak (the uppermost "brother"), and Middle and Lower Brothers.[3]

Three Brothers
Three Brothers as seen from Valley Loop trail
Highest point
Elevation7,783 ft (2,372 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence379 ft (116 m)[2]
Coordinates37°44′46″N 119°36′53″W[1]
Geography
Three Brothers is located in California
Three Brothers
Three Brothers
Location in California
Three Brothers is located in the United States
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Three Brothers (the United States)
LocationYosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Half Dome
Geology
Age of rockCretaceous
Mountain typegranite rock

The name Three Brothers

Members of the Mariposa Battalion named the Three Brothers after the capture of the three sons of Chief Tenaya near the base of the Three Brothers.[4]

Their original name

The Ahwahnechee name was "Kom-po-pai-zes", or sometimes "Pompomposus", is translated as "mountains with heads like frogs when ready to leap".[4]

John Muir

John Muir considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.

References

  1. "Eagle". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  2. "Eagle Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  3. "Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley". Yosemite National Park, National Park Service.
  4. Richard J. Hartesveldt (1955). "Yosemite Valley Place Names". Yosemite Natural History Association. Retrieved 3 September 2017.


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