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Mount Hoffmann

Mount Hoffmann is a prominent peak in northeastern Mariposa County in the center of Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It rises above May Lake and is a day hike of 6.2 miles (10.0 km) (one-way) from Tioga Pass Road. The mountain is named for the cartographer Charles F. Hoffmann, who was part of the California Geological Survey of the Sierra Nevada.

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Mount Hoffmann
Mount Hoffmann reflected in May Lake
Highest point
Elevation10,855 ft (3,309 m) NAVD 881
Prominence2,290 ft (698 m)2
Parent peakCathedral Peak3
ListingWestern States Climbers peak4
Coordinates37°50′49″N 119°30′38″W / 37.846914097°N 119.510539344°W / 37.846914097; -119.5105393441
Geography
Mount Hoffmann
Location in California
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Mount Hoffmann (the United States)
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LocationYosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Yosemite Falls
Climbing
First ascentJuly 26, 1869 by John Muir5
Easiest routeSimple scramble, class 267

Mount Hoffmann is a prominent peak in northeastern Mariposa County in the center of Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It rises above May Lake and is a day hike of 6.2 miles (10.0 km) (one-way) from Tioga Pass Road.6 The mountain is named for the cartographer Charles F. Hoffmann, who was part of the California Geological Survey of the Sierra Nevada.5

Mount Hoffmann reflected in May Lake source ↗
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References

References

  1. "Mount Hoffman". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  2. "Mount Hoffmann, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  3. "Mount Hoffmann". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  4. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  5. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  6. Soares, M. J. (2003). 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-89886-867-8.
  7. Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 57. ISBN 978-0871561473.
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