Cathedral Peak is the crowning peak of the Cathedral Range, a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County, California. The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada. The peak, which lends its name to the range, derives its name from its cathedral-shaped peak, which was formed by glacial activity: the peak remained uneroded above the glaciers in the Pleistocene. Image File history File links Picture of Cathedral Peak, taken by myself. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Cathedral Range is a range of mountains immediately to the South of Tuolumne Meadows in USA. It is a beautiful range, sculpted by glaciers out of granite. ... The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is mostly in eastern California. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... Granite is a common and widely-occurring group of intrusive felsic igneous rocks that form at great depths and pressures under continents. ... This article is about a glacial landform. ... The geologic timescale is used by geologists and other scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occured during the history of the Earth. ... The Cretaceous period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic period (about 135 mya) to the beginning of the Paleocene epoch of the Tertiary period (65 mya). ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was an environmentalist, naturalist, traveler, writer, and scientist. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... The Cathedral Range is a range of mountains immediately to the South of Tuolumne Meadows in USA. It is a beautiful range, sculpted by glaciers out of granite. ... Yosemite National Park (pronounced Yo-SEM-it-tee, IPA ) is a U.S. national park largely in Mariposa County, and Tuolumne County, California, United States. ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is mostly in eastern California. ... A cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy (such as the Roman Catholic Church or the Anglican churches), which serves as the central church of a bishopric. ... Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner. ... The Pleistocene Epoch is part of the geologic timescale, usually dated as 1. ...

The west peak of Cathedral Peak (shown foreshortened in the photograph) is called Eichorn Pinnacle, after Jules Eichorn, who first ascended a YDS 5.4 route in 1931. Disambiguation Yosemite Decimal System Young Democratic Socialists Yes, Dumb Shit ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1869, John Muir wrote My first summer in the Sierra, where he described Cathedral Peak as 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was an environmentalist, naturalist, traveler, writer, and scientist. ...

The body of the Cathedral is nearly square, and the roof slopes are wonderfully regular and symmetrical, the ridge trending northeast and southwest. This direction has apparently been determined by structure joints in the granite. The gable on the northeast end is magnificent in size and simplicity, and at its base there is a big snow-bank protected by the shadow of the building. The front is adorned with many pinnacles and a tall spire of curious workmanship. Here too the joints in the rock are seen to have played an important part in determining their forms and size and general arrangement. The Cathedral is said to be about eleven thousand feet above the sea, but the height of the building itself above the level of the ridge it stands on is about fifteen hundred feet. A mile or so to the westward there is a handsome lake, and the glacier-polished granite about it is shining so brightly it is not easy in some places to trace Front of Cathedral Peak the line between the rock and water, both shining alike.

Reference

• The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails, 2nd edition, by R. J. Secor, ISBN 0898866251

External links

• Cathedral Peak on Summitpost.org
• Maps and aerial photos
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
  • Surrounding area map from Google Maps
  • Location in the United States from the Census Bureau