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Three Brothers (Yosemite)

Three Brothers (Yosemite)

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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.[3]

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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.[4]

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".[4]

John Muir

John Muir considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.

References

  1. [1]
    "Eagle". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  2. [2]
    "Eagle Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  3. [3]
    "Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley". Yosemite National Park, National Park Service.
  4. [4]
    Richard J. Hartesveldt (1955). "Yosemite Valley Place Names". Yosemite Natural History Association. Retrieved 3 September 2017.


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