Mount Hopkins (California)

Mount Hopkins is a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness north of Kings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-southeast of Mount Crocker, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Mount Huntington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad.[4]

Mount Hopkins
Mount Hopkins over Pioneer Basin, sunset
Highest point
Elevation12,304 ft (3,750 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence424 ft (129 m)[1]
Coordinates37°27′50″N 118°48′46″W[2]
Geography
Mount Hopkins
Mount Hopkins
Mount Hopkins (the United States)
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Abbot
Climbing
First ascent1934 by David Brower, Norman Clyde, and Hervey Voge[3]
Easiest routeHike from the east[3]

References

  1. "Mount Hopkins, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
  2. "Mount Hopkins". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  3. Voge, Hervey H.; Smatko, Andrew J. (1972). Mountaineer's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-87156-064-3.
  4. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-11.


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