Tioga Peak

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Tioga Peak
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Tioga Peak
Highest point
Elevation 11,526 ft (3,513 m)  NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 1,006 ft (307 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°56′58″N119°14′47″W / 37.94944°N 119.24639°W / 37.94944; -119.24639 Coordinates: 37°56′58″N119°14′47″W / 37.94944°N 119.24639°W / 37.94944; -119.24639 [1]
Geography
Location Mono County, California, California, U.S.
Parent range Ritter Range
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble, class 2 "Tioga Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2008-10-31.

Tioga Peak is technically outside of Yosemite National Park, a bit north-north-east of Tioga Pass. It is in the Inyo National Forest. [2]

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The location of Tioga Peak

Tioga Peak is north of Tioga Pass, at the head of Lee Vining Canyon. Highway 120 goes direct past its south and east slopes. It is easily accessible, a class 1 to class 2 scramble, from Gardisky Lake. The summit is like a rolling dome. It has some of the best views of the Tioga Pass region. [2]

Both Mount Dana and Tioga Pass are visible from the summit. [2]

Tioga Peak is a rounded peak, made of metamorphic rock. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tioga Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Noondueler. "Tioga Peak". summitpost.org. Retrieved 11 February 2019.