Three Brothers (Yosemite)

Three Brothers
Three Brothers
	Three Brothers as seen from Valley Loop trail
Highest point
Elevation	7,783 ft (2,372 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	379 ft (116 m)
Coordinates	37°44′46″N119°36′53″W / 37.7460126°N 119.614712°W
Geography
	Three Brothers Location in California Three Brothers Three Brothers (the United States)
Location	Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Half Dome
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous
Mountain type	granite rock

Last updated June 04, 2025

The Three Brothers is a rock formation in Yosemite Valley, California. It is located just east of El Capitan and consists of Eagle Peak (the uppermost "brother"), and Middle and Lower Brothers.^[3]

The name Three Brothers

Members of the Mariposa Battalion named the Three Brothers after the capture of the three sons of Chief Tenaya near the base of the Three Brothers.^[4]

Their original name

The Ahwahnechee name was "Kom-po-pai-zes", or sometimes "Pompomposus", is translated as "mountains with heads like frogs when ready to leap".^[4]

John Muir

John Muir considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.

References

1 2 "Eagle". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved 2014-01-20.
↑ "Eagle Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
↑ "Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley". Yosemite National Park, National Park Service.
1 2 Richard J. Hartesveldt (1955). "Yosemite Valley Place Names". Yosemite Natural History Association. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

External links

"Eagle Peak (Yosemite)". SummitPost.org.

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[ngs-1] 1 2 "Eagle". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved 2014-01-20.

[pb-2] "Eagle Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

[3] "Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley". Yosemite National Park, National Park Service.

[Yosemite_Valley_Place_Names-4] 1 2 Richard J. Hartesveldt (1955). "Yosemite Valley Place Names". Yosemite Natural History Association. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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