Foerster Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,057 ft (3,675 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 457 ft (139 m) |
Coordinates | 37°41′24″N 119°17′27″W / 37.69000°N 119.29083°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, Madera County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
Climbing | |
First ascent | in 1914, by Norman Clyde,[2] |
Foerster Peak is a mountain, broadly east of the Half Dome area of Yosemite National Park. Foerster Peak is far, from any road, by over 10 miles (16 km).[2]
Foerster Peak was named for Lewis Foerster, US military who was on duty in Yosemite in 1895.[3]
From most directions, Foerster Peak is a class 2 climb; some are class 2—class 3.[2]