| 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]
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]
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 considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.