Smith Peak Explained

Smith Peak
Elevation Ft:7756
Elevation Ref:[1]
Map:California
Map Width:240
Prominence Ft:951
Prominence Ref:[2]
Location:Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Range:Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:37.9268°N -119.735°W
Topo:USGS Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Easiest Route:Trail hike [3]

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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. HR2848 . Smith.
  2. 2606 . Smith Peak, California.
  3. 150426 . Smith Peak . 2016-03-28.
  4. Book: Gudde , Erwin G. . California Place Names . 1949 . Berkeley . Univ. of California Press . 335 .