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(Redirected from Smith Peak (Tuolumne County, California)) Mountain in California, United States For Smith Peak in Antarctica, see Walker Mountains. Not to be confused with Smith Peaks.
Smith Peak
Smith Peak is located in CaliforniaSmith PeakSmith PeakYosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Highest point
Elevation7,756 ft (2,364 m) NAVD 88
Prominence951 ft (290 m)
Coordinates37°55′36″N 119°44′06″W / 37.926782719°N 119.735049008°W / 37.926782719; -119.735049008
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Climbing
Easiest routeTrail hike (class 1)

Smith Peak, in Yosemite National Park in the United States, overlooks the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and provides grand vistas of the Hetch Hetchy Valley and surrounding wilderness. It is named for a sheep owner who claimed to own the Hetch Hetchy Valley and used it as a summer pasture.

References

  1. ^ "Smith". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
  2. "Smith Peak, California". Peakbagger.com.
  3. "Smith Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  4. Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names. Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 335.

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