Echo Peaks Explained

Echo Peaks
Elevation Ft:	11160
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Label Position:	bottom
Location:	Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Meadows, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Range:	Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:	37.8325°N -119.4019°W

Echo Peaks consists of nine peaks, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park, California. They are near Echo Ridge.^[2]

John Muir and Echo Peaks

John Muir passed by Echo Peaks, writing about it in The Yosemite, sometime during or before 1912.^[3]

The area

Echo Peaks are near all of Budd Lake, Cathedral Lakes, Cathedral Peak, Cockscomb, Elizabeth Lake, Matthes Crest, Tresidder Peak and Unicorn Peak.^[4]

Rock climbing

Echos Peaks have rock climbing.^[5] Among rock climbers, Echo Peaks are popular, offering class 2-5 climbs on the nine peaklets.^[6]

External links

• A topographic map of the area
• On the Cathedral Range solo traverse, which climbs Echo Peaks
• A YouTube on Echo Ridge and Echo Peaks
• A second YouTube, Echo peaks - Yosemite
• A third YouTube, a view from the highest of the Echo Peaks
• A fourth YouTube, Echo Peak, Yosemite: Sep '17

Notes and References

1. 150552 . Echo Peaks . 2019-02-10.
2. Web site: Tioga Pass to Mammoth Pass, The Cathedral Range and Eastward . yosemite.ca.us . 1954 . 4 February 2019 . Robbins, Edward S. . Baxter, Alfred W. .
3. Web site: The Yosemite, by John Muir . Sierra Club . 4 February 2019.
4. Web site: Echo Peaks, California . 4 February 2019.
5. Web site: Echo Peaks Rock Climbing . mountainproject.com . July 7, 2017 . 4 February 2019 . Ajani, Jade.
6. Web site: Echo Peaks, California, United States, North America . summitpost.org . 4 February 2019 . Burd, Bob.