Chittenden Peak

Chittenden Peak
Chittenden Peak
	Chittenden Peak Location in California
Highest point
Elevation	9,963 ft (3,037 m)[1]
Prominence	565 ft (172 m)[2]
Coordinates	38°5′54.02″N 119°37′8.32″W
Geography
Location	Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States
Parent range	Sierra Nevada[3]
Topo map	USGS Piute Mountain

Chittenden Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States.[4] With an elevation of 9,580 feet (2,920 m), Chittenden Peak is the 649th highest summit in the state of California.[5]

Chittenden Peak was named for Hiram M. Chittenden, an engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers.[6]

References

"Chittenden Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
"Bigelow Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
"Sierra Nevada". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chittenden Peak
"Chittenden Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

38°05′54″N 119°37′08″W

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[1] "Chittenden Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[2] "Bigelow Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[3] "Sierra Nevada". Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[4] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chittenden Peak

[5] "Chittenden Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

[6] Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.