Bigelow Peak
Bigelow Peak is located in California
Bigelow Peak
Bigelow Peak
Location in California
Highest point
Elevation10,542 ft (3,213 m)[1]
Prominence819 ft (250 m)[2]
Coordinates38°8′56.90″N 119°37′40.76″W / 38.1491389°N 119.6279889°W / 38.1491389; -119.6279889
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[3]
Topo mapUSGS Emigrant Lake

Bigelow Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States.[4] With an elevation of 10,541 feet (3,213 m), Bigelow Peak is the 504th highest summit in the state of California.[5]

Bigelow Peak was named for John Bigelow, Jr., a Yosemite National Park official.[6]

References

  1. "Bigelow Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. "Bigelow Peak". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. "Sierra Nevada". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bigelow Peak
  5. "Bigelow Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

38°08′57″N 119°37′41″W / 38.14908°N 119.62795°W / 38.14908; -119.62795

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