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Ridge in the northern part of Yosemite National Park

Shepherd Crest
North aspect, west peak to right
Highest point
Elevation12,020 ft (3,660 m) NAVD 88
Prominence560 ft (171 m)
Coordinates38°00′15″N 119°18′42″W / 38.00410°N 119.3116°W / 38.00410; -119.3116
Geography
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LocationYosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Dunderberg Peak
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Mountain typeFault block
Rock typeGranodiorite

Shepherd Crest is a ridge in the northern part of Yosemite National Park that divides into Shepherd Crest East and Shepherd Crest West. Shepherd Crest is between North Peak and Excelsior Mountain and near Mount Conness, Mount Warren, Mono Lake, and Tuolumne Meadows.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Shepherd Crest 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.

Climbing

Shepherd Crest has climbs, from class 2 scrambles to a class 5.7 rock climb.

Shepherd Crest (left), Excelsior Mountain (right)

References

  1. ^ "Shepherd Crest, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. "Shepherd Crest East". Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  3. "Shepherd Crest West". Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  4. "Viewing Images attached to Mountain/Rock: Shepherd Crest". summitpost.org. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  5. "Key Col for Shephard's Crest West Peak". peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. ^ Noondueler. "Shepherd Crest, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. "Shephard's Crest West Peak, California".
  8. "Shepherd Crest, Part of Yosemite National Park". anyplaceamerica.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  9. "François Matthes and the Marks of Time: Yosemite and the High Sierra by François E. Matthes". yosemite.ca.us. 1962. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  10. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.

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