Bigelow Peak

For other uses, see Mount Bigelow (disambiguation).

Bigelow Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States.[1] With an elevation of 10,541 feet (3,213 m), Bigelow Peak is the 504th highest summit in the state of California.[2]

Bigelow Peak was named for John Bigelow, Jr., a Yosemite National Park official.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bigelow Peak
  2. ↑ "Bigelow Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

Coordinates: 38°08′57″N 119°37′41″W / 38.14908°N 119.62795°W / 38.14908; -119.62795

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