Dunderberg Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dunderberg Peak |
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Dunderberg Peak from the South
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,379 ft (3,773 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 1,334 ft (407 m) |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mono County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Dunderberg Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1878 by Lt. M. M. Macomb and party of the Wheeler Survey |
| Easiest route | Hike (class 1-2) |
Dunderberg Peak is located east of the Sierra Nevada crest near the divide between the Mono Basin and East Walker River basin (Conway Summit) in Mono County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States. The peak is in the Hoover Wilderness and is the highest point in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
History
Dunderberg Peak, originally named Castle Peak, was renamed by a party of the Wheeler Survey after the mines upon its northerly slope in 1878.
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