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Electra Peak

Coordinates: 37°42′18″N 119°15′37″W / 37.70500°N 119.26028°W / 37.70500; -119.26028
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Electra Peak
North aspect (centered at top)
Highest point
Elevation12,442 ft (3,792 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence322 ft (98 m)
Coordinates37°42′18″N 119°15′37″W / 37.70500°N 119.26028°W / 37.70500; -119.26028[1]
Geography
Electra Peak is located in California
Electra Peak
Electra Peak
Electra Peak
Electra Peak is located in the United States
Electra Peak
Electra Peak
Electra Peak (the United States)
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra Nevada

Electra Peak is a mountain, broadly in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park, if far, from the road.[2] Electra Peak is the 14th highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.[3]

Electra Peak may have been named for a play called Electra.[4]

On Electra Peak's particulars

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Electra Peak is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Rodgers Peak, and straddles the boundary of Yosemite National Park and Ansel Adams Wilderness. Banner Peak and Mount Ritter are to the east, the Mount Maclure-Mount Lyell-Rodgers Peak complex is to the north, and the Lyell Fork Merced River drainage is to the west.[2] It is also near Matterhorn Peak, Foerster Peak, and Mount Ansel Adams.[5] Both Mount Ritter and Banner Peak are also near.

From most directions, Electra Peak is a class 2 climb.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Electra Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. ^ a b c Holliman, Matthew. "Electra Peak California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ^ Mrchad9. "Yosemite's Highest Peaks". summitpost.org. Retrieved 8 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Erwin Gustav Gudde (1960). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. pp. 3–. GGKEY:403N5Z6QERG.
  5. ^ "Electra Peak, California". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.