Finger Peaks

Finger Peaks is a granitic mountain summit with an elevation of 11,498 feet (3,505 m) located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in northern California, United States. The three peaks are situated in Yosemite National Park and Tuolumne County.^[5] The landform is set immediately west of Burro Pass, 1.5 mile south of Eocene Peak, and 1.4 mile southwest of Matterhorn Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,700 feet (520 meters) above Piute Creek in one-half mile. The first ascent of the summit was made July 19, 1931, by Jules Eichorn, Glen Dawson, and Walter Brem.^[6] This landform's toponym has been in publications since at least 1925, and was officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names in 1932.^[7][4]

Finger Peaks
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	11,498 ft (3,505 m)[1]
Prominence	818 ft (249 m)[2]
Parent peak	Sawtooth Ridge (11,780 ft)[3]
Isolation	1.39 mi (2.24 km)[3]
Coordinates	38°05′14″N 119°24′26″W[4]
Geography
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Location	Yosemite National Park Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Matterhorn Peak
Geology
Rock age	Cretaceous
Mountain type	Fault block
Rock type	Granodiorite
Climbing
First ascent	1931
Easiest route	class 4 scrambling[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Finger Peaks is located in an alpine climate zone.^[8] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains north into Piute Creek which is a tributary of the Tuolumne River, and south into Matterhorn Creek which is also part of the Tuolumne drainage basin.

See also

• Mountains portal
• Geology of the Yosemite area
• Tuolumne Intrusive Suite

Finger Peaks seen from Matterhorn Peak