Mount Hoffmann

Not to be confused with Mount Hofmann or Mount Hoffman.

Mount Hoffmann
Mount Hoffmann reflected in May Lake
Highest point
Elevation	10,855 ft (3,309 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	2,290 ft (698 m)[2]
Parent peak	Cathedral Peak[3]
Listing	Western States Climbers peak[4]
Coordinates	37°50′49″N 119°30′38″W[1]
Geography
Mount Hoffmann Location in California Show map of California Mount Hoffmann Mount Hoffmann (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location	Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Yosemite Falls
Climbing
First ascent	July 26, 1869 by John Muir[5]
Easiest route	Simple scramble, class 2[6][7]

Mount Hoffmann is a prominent peak in northeastern Mariposa County in the center of Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It rises above May Lake and is a day hike of 6.2 miles (10.0 km) (one-way) from Tioga Pass Road.^[6] The mountain is named for the cartographer Charles F. Hoffmann, who was part of the California Geological Survey of the Sierra Nevada.^[5]

Mount Hoffmann reflected in May Lake

See also

• Tuolumne Peak, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) miles off

References

1. "Mount Hoffman". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
2. "Mount Hoffmann, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
3. "Mount Hoffmann". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
4. "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
5. Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
6. Soares, M. J. (2003). 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park. Seattle: Mountaineers Books. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-89886-867-8.
7. Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. p. 57. ISBN 978-0871561473.

External links

• "Mount Hoffmann". SummitPost.org.
• "Mount Hoffmann". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.