Three Brothers (Yosemite)

Three Brothers
Three Brothers
	Three Brothers as seen from Valley Loop trail
Highest point
Elevation	7,783 ft (2,372 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	379 ft (116 m)
Coordinates	37°44′46″N 119°36′53″W / 37.7460126°N 119.614712°WCoordinates: 37°44′46″N 119°36′53″W / 37.7460126°N 119.614712°W
Geography
Location	Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Half Dome
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Mountain type	granite rock

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.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Eagle". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
^ "Eagle Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
^ "Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley". Yosemite National Park, National Park Service.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Richard J. Hartesveldt (1955). "Yosemite Valley Place Names". Yosemite Natural History Associatio. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

External links[]

"Eagle Peak (Yosemite)". SummitPost.org.

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[ngs-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Eagle". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

[pb-2] "Eagle Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

[3] "Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley". Yosemite National Park, National Park Service.

[Yosemite_Valley_Place_Names-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Richard J. Hartesveldt (1955). "Yosemite Valley Place Names". Yosemite Natural History Associatio. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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