Three Brothers | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,783 ft (2,372 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
Prominence | 379 ft (116 m) [2] |
Coordinates | 37°44′46″N 119°36′53″W / 37.7460126°N 119.614712°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Half Dome |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cretaceous |
Mountain type | granite rock |
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]
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]
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 considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.