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Nov 09 2025
Mount Conness
Mount Conness Mount Conness is one of the most prominent high peaks of the northern Yosemite region of California’s Sierra Nevada. Rising along the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park, the mountain overlooks the high country near Tuolumne Meadows, Saddlebag Lake, and Twenty Lakes Basin. Although it is lower than nearby Mount Dana and Yosemite’s …
Nov 09 2025
Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite)
Excelsior Mountain 🏔️ Overview Excelsior Mountain is a rugged high-elevation summit on the northeastern boundary of Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada. Rising to approximately 12,444 feet (3,793 meters) according to modern LiDAR-based measurements, the mountain stands along the Sierra Crest north of Mount Conness and overlooks the wild country between Yosemite and the …
Nov 09 2025
Dunderberg Peak
Dunderberg Peak 🏔️ Overview Dunderberg Peak is a prominent high summit in California’s eastern Sierra Nevada, rising above the Virginia Lakes area of Mono County. Located within the Hoover Wilderness, the mountain reaches approximately 12,370 feet (3,771 meters) according to modern LiDAR-based measurements used by Peakbagger. Older maps and references commonly list the summit at …
Nov 09 2025
Twin Peaks (Yosemite)
Twin Peaks 🏔️ Overview Twin Peaks is a rugged double-summit mountain on the northeastern boundary of Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Nevada. Rising to approximately 12,321 feet (3,756 meters), it stands north of Tuolumne Meadows in a remote section of Yosemite’s high country near the Hoover Wilderness. Despite the name, the mountain’s two summits …
Nov 08 2025
Cleaver Peak (California)
Cleaver Peak 🏔️ Overview Cleaver Peak is a rugged granite summit on the Sawtooth Ridge of California’s Sierra Nevada, near the northern boundary of Yosemite National Park. Rising to a lidar-refined elevation of 11,874 feet (3,619 meters), the peak stands along the Sierra crest between the Hoover Wilderness and Yosemite Wilderness. The mountain is part …
Nov 08 2025
Matterhorn Peak
Matterhorn Peak 🏔️ Overview Matterhorn Peak is a striking granite summit in California’s Sierra Nevada, rising along Sawtooth Ridge at the northern boundary of Yosemite National Park. Its steep walls, sharp ridges, and distinctly alpine appearance make it one of the most recognizable mountains in the northern Yosemite high country. Modern LiDAR-based measurements used by …
Nov 08 2025
The Dragtooth
The Dragtooth 🏔️ Overview The Dragtooth is a rugged 12,131-foot (3,697-meter) summit on the Sawtooth Ridge of California’s Sierra Nevada, immediately northwest of Matterhorn Peak. The mountain lies along the boundary between Mono and Tuolumne counties near the northeastern edge of Yosemite National Park. Although much less famous than Matterhorn Peak, The Dragtooth is one …
Nov 07 2025
Blacksmith Peak
Blacksmith Peak 🏔️ Overview Blacksmith Peak is a rugged granite summit on the crest of California’s Sierra Nevada, rising to 11,866 feet (3,617 meters) along the boundary between Mono and Tuolumne counties. The mountain occupies a particularly dramatic section of the northern Yosemite high country, where the jagged Sawtooth Ridge separates Yosemite National Park from …
Nov 07 2025
Eagle Peak (Mono County, California)
🏔️ Overview Eagle Peak is a prominent mountain in the northern Sierra Nevada of Mono County, California. Rising above the Buckeye Creek and Eagle Creek drainages southwest of Bridgeport, it forms the highest point on Buckeye Ridge and stands within the federally protected Hoover Wilderness. Modern LiDAR-based measurements published by ListsOfJohn place Eagle Peak at …
Nov 06 2025
Walker Mountain
Walker Mountain 🏔️ Overview Walker Mountain is an 11,573-foot (3,527-meter) summit in Mono County, California, in the northern Sierra Nevada. The mountain rises within the Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, southwest of the Little Walker River corridor and south of Sonora Pass. Although less famous than many of the Sierra Nevada’s higher summits, Walker …
