Shepherd Crest

Shepherd Crest
North aspect, west peak to right
Highest point
Elevation	12,020 ft (3,660 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence	560 ft (171 m) [1]
Coordinates	38°00′15″N119°18′42″W / 38.00410°N 119.3116°W / 38.00410; -119.3116 [1]
Geography
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Location	Yosemite National Park Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Dunderberg Peak
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Fault block
Rock type	Granodiorite

Shepherd Crest is a ridge in the northern part of Yosemite National Park that divides into Shepherd Crest East and Shepherd Crest West. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Shepherd Crest is between North Peak and Excelsior Mountain and near Mount Conness, Mount Warren, Mono Lake, and Tuolumne Meadows. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Shepherd Crest is located in an alpine climate zone. ^[10] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.

Climbing

Shepherd Crest has climbs, from class 2 scrambles to a class 5.7 rock climb. ^[6]

Shepherd Crest (left), Excelsior Mountain (right)

References

1. "Shepherd Crest, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "Shepherd Crest East" . Retrieved March 14, 2019.
3. "Shepherd Crest West" . Retrieved March 14, 2019.
4. "Viewing Images attached to Mountain/Rock: Shepherd Crest". summitpost.org. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
5. "Key Col for Shephard's Crest West Peak". peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
6. Noondueler. "Shepherd Crest, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
7. "Shephard's Crest West Peak, California".
8. "Shepherd Crest, Part of Yosemite National Park". anyplaceamerica.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
9. "François Matthes and the Marks of Time: Yosemite and the High Sierra by François E. Matthes". yosemite.ca.us. 1962. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
10. "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica .

External links

• Much information, on Shepherd Crest