Three Brothers (Yosemite) Explained

Three Brothers
Elevation Ft:7783
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:379
Prominence Ref:[2]
Location:Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States
Map:California#USA
Map Size:240
Label Position:below
Range:Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:37.746°N -119.6147°W
Topo:USGS Half Dome
Type:granite rock
Age:Cretaceous

The Three Brothers is a rock formation, in Yosemite Valley, California. It is located just east of El Capitan and consists of Eagle Peak (the uppermost "brother"), and Middle and Lower Brothers.[3]

The name Three Brothers

Members of the Mariposa Battalion named the Three Brothers after the capture of the three sons of Chief Tenaya near the base of the Three Brothers.[4]

Their original name

The Ahwahnechee name was "Kom-po-pai-zes", or sometimes "Pompomposus", is translated as "mountains with heads like frogs when ready to leap".[4]

John Muir

John Muir considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.

External links

Notes and References

  1. HR2874 . Eagle . 2014-01-20.
  2. 25433 . Eagle Peak . 2014-01-20.
  3. Web site: Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley . Yosemite National Park, National Park Service .
  4. Web site: Yosemite Valley Place Names . Yosemite Natural History Association . 1955 . 3 September 2017 . Richard J. Hartesveldt.