Sheperd Crest
#899 among destinations in the United States
Facts and practical information
Sheperd Crest is a ridge, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. ()
CaliforniaUnited States
Sheperd Crest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Tioga Lake, Ragged Peak, Virginia Lakes, Mount Conness.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeTioga Lake, Yosemite National Park
164 min walk • Tioga Lake is a small glacial lake in the Inyo National Forest of Mono County, California, about two miles north of the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite National Park. The lake bed is alongside State Route 120 in the Sierra Nevada of California.
MountainRagged Peak
139 min walk • Ragged Peak is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. Of the ridge south of the Young Lakes region, Ragged Peak is the most prominent feature.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeVirginia Lakes, Hoover Wilderness
102 min walk • Virginia Lakes refers to a basin of lakes in the Eastern Sierra Nevada in Mono County, California. Virginia Lakes is located a few miles off U.S.
Natural attraction, Nature, MountainMount Conness, Hoover Wilderness
68 min walk • Mount Conness is a 12,590 foot mountain in the Sierra Nevada range, to the west of the Hall Natural Area. Conness is on the boundary between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park. The Conness Glacier lies north of the summit.
MountainWhorl Mountain, Hoover Wilderness
157 min walk • Whorl Mountain is a mountain in the northern part of Yosemite National Park, well north of Mount Conness, and barely inside the boundary of Yosemite. Whorl Mountain is the 22nd-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park. Whorl Mountain is 1.3 miles south of Matterhorn Peak.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainNorth Peak, Hoover Wilderness
40 min walk • North Peak is an alpine peak just north of Mount Conness in the Sierra Nevada. The summit is to the west of the Hall Natural Area and on the boundary between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeAlpine Lake, Hoover Wilderness
76 min walk • Alpine Lake is a lake in Mono County, California, in the United States. Alpine Lake was named for its lofty elevation.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainDunderberg Peak, Hoover Wilderness
119 min walk • Dunderberg Peak is located east of the Sierra Nevada crest near the divide between the Mono Basin and East Walker River basin in Mono County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeConness Lakes, Hoover Wilderness
51 min walk • The Conness Lakes are a group of small lakes at the foot of Conness Glacier in Mono County, California, in the United States. The Conness Lakes are named for John Conness, a United States Senator from California.
MountainFalse White Mountain
127 min walk • False White Mountain is a mountain, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. It is the 24th highest mountain, in Yosemite National Park. False White Mountain can be climbed, as a day hike, from Tioga Pass.
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural featureConness Glacier, Hoover Wilderness
62 min walk • The Conness Glacier is on the steep northeast cirque of Mount Conness, east of the Sierra Nevada crest, in the U.S. state of California. The glacier is situated at about 11,548 feet. and can be seen from Saddlebag Lake to the east. The glacier is the largest glacier in the Sierra Nevada north of Tioga Pass or Highway 120.
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