Alta Peak, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Name: Alta Peak
Address: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, United States

#16 among attractions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Alta Peak is in Sequoia National Park not far from Giant Forest. Before 1896, the mountain was known as Tharps Peak. By 1903 it was generally known by its current name and Alta Peak appears on the Tehipite quadrangle, USGS 30 minute topographic map of 1905, and was officially recognized by the Board on Geographic Names in 1928. The Sierra Club Bulletin noted that the name Alta Peak was "euphonious". A meadow on its southern slope had long been known as Alta Meadow. A rocky outcrop, 0.5 miles southwest of the summit, is now known as Tharps Rock. Hale Tharp was the first euro-American to explore the Giant Forest area. His summer camp, a hollowed out Sequoia log near Crescent Meadow known as Tharp's Log, is popular with park visitors. ()

First ascent: 1896Elevation: 11208 ftProminence: 124 ftCoordinates: 36°35'26"N, 118°39'47"W

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Alta Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: General Sherman Tree, Chief Sequoyah, Lippincott Mountain, High Sierra Trail.

4.9 miW
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Hiking, Hiking trail
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Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
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4.8 miSW
Tree
Tharp's Log, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
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4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
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Memorial
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