Simmons Peak

Simmons Peak is mountain peak, in Yosemite National Park, in the Tuolumne Meadows area
Simmons Peak is located in California
Simmons Peak
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Simmons Peak is located in the United States
Simmons Peak
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LocationMadera and Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.Parent rangeRitter Range, Cathedral Range; Sierra NevadaTopo mapUSGS Mount Florence, CaliforniaClimbingFirst ascentAl Steck and George SteckEasiest routescramble to class 4"Simmons Peak". SummitPost.org.

Simmons Peak is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. In difficulty, its routes range from scrambling to class 4. It is a few miles north of Mount Lyell.[2]

Simmons Peak is the 12th-highest mountain in Yosemite, if not often climbed, partially due to its not being on the Sierra Club's Sierra Peaks Section SPS List.[3]

Near to Simmons Peak

All of the following are near, to Simmons Peak:[4]

Mountain Distance
Parsons Peak 1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Mount Maclure 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Amelia Earhart Peak 1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Mount Florence 1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Mount Lyell 1.9 miles (3.1 km)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Simmons Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. ^ Mrchad9. "Simmons Peak". summitpost.org. Retrieved 24 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Mrchad9. "Yosemite's Highest Peaks". summitpost.org. Retrieved 24 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Simmons Peak, Part of Yosemite National Park". anyplaceamerica.com. 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  • Mentions the first ascent, by non-Indian climbers
  • One YouTube, Simmon's Peak Yosemite
  • Another YouTube, the view from the summit


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