Shepherd Crest (Yosemite)

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Shepherd Crest
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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 Coordinates: 38°00′15″N119°18′42″W / 38.00410°N 119.3116°W / 38.00410; -119.3116 [1]
Geography
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Shepherd Crest
Shepherd Crest
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Shepherd Crest
Shepherd Crest (the United States)
Location Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Dunderberg Peak
Geology
Age of rock Cretaceous
Mountain type Fault block
Type of rock 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]

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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) Shepherd Crest, Excelsior Mountain.jpg
Shepherd Crest (left), Excelsior Mountain (right)

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