Rodgers Peak (California)

Rodgers Peak is the most northwestern peak in the Ritter Range[2] in Madera County, California.[3] The peak lies on the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Wilderness further east.[2] Rodgers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.[4][5]

For the mountain in Oregon, see Rogers Peak.
Rodgers Peak
Highest point
Elevation12,978 ft (3,956 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence738 ft (225 m) [1]
Coordinates37°43′30″N 119°15′27″W [1]
Geography
LocationMono County, California, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble, class 2 "Rodgers Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2019-02-12.

Mount Davis, Banner Peak, and Mount Ritter are visible from the summit, as well as Yosemite peaks Mount Maclure and Mount Lyell. Electra Peak is quite close, as Foerster Peak is also near.

Etymology

All of Rodgers Peak, Rodgers Canyon, Rodgers Meadow, and Rodgers Lake are named for Captain Alexander Rodgers, Fourth Calvalry, US Army, who was acting superintendent of Yosemite National Park, in 1895 and 1897.[2][6]

Lieutenant N. F. McClure named the peak, in 1895.[2]

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References
  1. "Rodgers Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  2. Holliman, Matthew. "Rodgers Peak, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "Rodgers Peak, Madera County CA". mountainzone.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. Mrchad9. "Yosemite's Highest Peaks". summitpost.org. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). "Place Names of the High Sierra (1926)". yosemite.ca.us. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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