Eocene Peak is a granitic

summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used ...

with an elevation of located on the crest of the

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...

mountain range, in northern California, United States. The summit is situated on the common boundary shared by Yosemite National Park with

Hoover Wilderness The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. It lies to the east of the crest of the central Sierra Nevada in California, to the north and east of Yosemite National Park - a long strip stretchin ...

, as well as the common border of Mono County and

Tuolumne County Tuolumne County (), officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,620. The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora. Tuolumne County comprises the ...

. The peak is set approximately three miles southwest of Twin Lakes, 1.3 mile southeast of

Kettle Peak Kettle Peak is a mountain with a summit elevation of located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. The summit is set in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Fo ...

, and one mile south of The Incredible Hulk. The nearest town is Bridgeport, 15 miles to the northeast. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly above Piute Creek in one mile. The first ascent of the summit was made July 16, 1932, by

Richard M. Leonard Richard Manning Leonard (October 22, 1908 – July 31, 1993) was an American rock climber, environmentalist and attorney. He served as president of the Sierra Club and the Save the Redwoods League, and was active in the Wilderness Society and ...

and Herbert B. Blanks.R. J. Secor, ''The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails'', 1992, Mountaineers Books, , p. 348. This landform's name has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, so the feature is not labeled on USGS maps.

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Eocene Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. 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. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains north into Blacksmith Creek which is part of the Walker River drainage basin, and south into Piute Creek which is a tributary of the Tuolumne River.

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{{Geographic Location 2 , Center = Eocene Peak , North = The Incredible Hulk , Northeast = Twin Lakes , East = Sawtooth Ridge , Southeast = Matterhorn Peak , South =

Finger Peaks Finger Peaks is a granitic mountain summit with an elevation of located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in northern California, United States. The three peaks are situated in Yosemite National Park and Tuolumne County. The landform is set im ...

, Southwest = Yosemite National Park , West = Crown Point , Northwest =

Mountains of Mono County, California Mountains of Tuolumne County, California North American 3000 m summits Mountains of Northern California Sierra Nevada (United States) Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest Mountains of Yosemite National Park

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