Sheperd Crest (Yosemite)

Sheperd Crest is a ridge, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park.

Shepherd Crest
Shepherd Crest
Shepherd Crest
Shepherd Crest
Shepherd Crest (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation12,020 ft (3,660 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates38°00′15″N 119°18′42″W [1]
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra Nevada

Notably, Sheperd Crest divides into Shepherd Crest East and Shepherd Crest West.[2][3][4]

Shephard's Crest is between North Peak and Excelsior Mountain.[5][6][7] Mount Conness is near.[8][9] Mount Warren is near, and Mono Lake is just east. Tuolumne Meadows is south.

On climbing Shepard Crest


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

References
  1. "Shepherd Crest, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "Shepherd Crest East". google.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. "Shepherd Crest West". google.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. "Viewing Images attached to Mountain/Rock: Shepherd Crest". summitpost.org. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. "Key Col for Shephard's Crest West Peak". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. Noondueler. "Shepherd Crest, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  7. "Shephard's Crest West Peak, California".
  8. "Shepherd Crest, Part of Yosemite National Park". anyplaceamerica.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  9. "François Matthes and the Marks of Time: Yosemite and the High Sierra by François E. Matthes". yosemite.ca.us. 1962. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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