Cathedral Peak (California)
| Cathedral Peak | |
|---|---|
Cathedral Peak and Lower Cathedral Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,916 ft (3,327 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 919 ft (280 m) |
| Listing | SPS Mountaineers peak |
| Coordinates | 37°50′52″N 119°24′20″W / 37.8478289°N 119.4056214°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Cathedral Range, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Tenaya Lake |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Granite arête |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1869 by John Muir |
| Easiest route | Rock climb class 4 |
Cathedral Peak is part of the Cathedral Range, a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park in eastern Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. 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.