Matterhorn Peak is located in the
Sierra Nevada, in
California
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, at the northern boundary of
Yosemite National Park
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. At elevation, it is the tallest peak in the craggy
Alps
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-like Sawtooth Ridge and the northernmost peak in the Sierra Nevada. The peak also supports the Sierra's northernmost glacier system. It was named after the
Matterhorn
The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the ...
in the Alps. Matterhorn Peak is near
Twin Peaks
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, and just north of
Whorl Mountain.
The peak can be ascended without climbing gear.
In popular culture
Jack Kerouac, in ''
The Dharma Bums
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'' (1958), describes a hike up and a run down the mountain. This led to the classic observation, "You can't fall off a mountain."
See also
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Hoover Wilderness
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Matterhorn
The (, ; it, Cervino, ; french: Cervin, ; rm, Matterhorn) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a large, near-symmetric pyramidal peak in the extended Monte Rosa area of the ...
References
External links
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In the Footsteps of Jack Kerouac on Matterhorn Peak
Mountains of Yosemite National Park
Mountains of Mono County, California
Mountains of Tuolumne County, California
Mountains of Northern California
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