- Source: Tuolumne Peak
Tuolumne Peak is a mountain, in Yosemite National Park, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows. It is a fractured granite, twin summited peak, and is close to geographic center of the park. Tuolumne Peak is located approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Mount Hoffmann via a granite ridge-line. It is climbed less often than Hoffman, probably due to a more difficult approach.
There is rock climbing, on Tuolumne Peak.
Tenaya Glacier had effects, at least near Tuolumne Peak, during the Wisconsin Glacial Stage, over-topping the ridge that connects Tuolumne Peak to Mount Hoffman, isolating both tops.
Climate
Tuolumne Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
See also
Mountains portal
Geology of the Yosemite area
May Lake
Gallery
References
External links
On the first known ascent
Hiking to Tuolumne Peak
Peakbagger on Tuolumne Peak
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tuolumne Peak
- Tuolumne
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Tuolumne River
- Cathedral Peak (California)
- Mammoth Peak
- Cathedral Range
- Hiking, rock climbing, and mountain climbing around Tuolumne Meadows
- Smith Peak
- Cathedral Peak Granodiorite
