Three Brothers (Yosemite)
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Three Brothers
| photo = Three Brothers Yosemite.jpg
| photo_caption = Three Brothers as seen from Valley Loop trail
| elevation_ft = 7783
| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}{{cite ngs |pid=HR2874 |name=Eagle |accessdate=2014-01-20}}
| prominence_ft = 379
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=25433 |name=Eagle Peak |accessdate=2014-01-20}}
| location = Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States
| map = California#USA
| map_caption = Location in California
| map_size = 240
| label_position = below
| range = Sierra Nevada
| coordinates = {{coord|37.7460126|N|119.614712|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| type = granite rock
| age = Cretaceous
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
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The Three Brothers is a rock formation in Yosemite Valley, California. It is located just east of El Capitan and consists of Eagle Peak (the uppermost "brother"), and Middle and Lower Brothers.{{cite web |title=Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley |publisher=Yosemite National Park, National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/formations.htm}}
The name ''Three Brothers''
Members of the Mariposa Battalion named the Three Brothers after the capture of the three sons of Chief Tenaya near the base of the Three Brothers.{{cite web | url=http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_valley_place_names | title=Yosemite Valley Place Names | publisher=Yosemite Natural History Association | date=1955 | accessdate=3 September 2017 | author=Richard J. Hartesveldt}}
Their original name
The Ahwahnechee name was "Kom-po-pai-zes", or sometimes "Pompomposus", is translated as "mountains with heads like frogs when ready to leap".
John Muir
John Muir considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.
References
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External links
- {{cite summitpost |id=155016 |name=Eagle Peak (Yosemite)}}
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Category:Mountains of Mariposa County, California
Category:Rock formations of Yosemite National Park
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