Coordinates: 38°05′54″N 119°37′08″W / 38.0983°N 119.6189°W / 38.0983; -119.6189

Chittenden Peak

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Chittenden Peak
Chittenden Peak is located in California
Chittenden Peak
Chittenden Peak
Location in California
Highest point
Elevation9,963 ft (3,037 m)[1]
Prominence565 ft (172 m)[2]
Coordinates38°5′54.02″N 119°37′8.32″W / 38.0983389°N 119.6189778°W / 38.0983389; -119.6189778
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[3]
Topo mapUSGS Piute Mountain

Chittenden Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States.[4] With an elevation of 9,580 feet (2,920 m), Chittenden Peak is the 649th highest summit in the state of California.[5]

Chittenden Peak was named for Hiram M. Chittenden, an engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Chittenden Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bigelow Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Sierra Nevada". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chittenden Peak
  5. ^ "Chittenden Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. ^ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

38°05′54″N 119°37′08″W / 38.0983°N 119.6189°W / 38.0983; -119.6189