Chinese Peak (California)

Chinese Peak
Chinese Peak is located in California
Chinese Peak
Chinese Peak
Location in California
Chinese Peak is located in the United States
Chinese Peak
Chinese Peak
Chinese Peak (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation8,695 ft (2,650 m)[1]
Prominence305 ft (93 m)[2]
Coordinates37°13′8.46″N 119°9′16.97″W / 37.2190167°N 119.1547139°W / 37.2190167; -119.1547139
Geography
LocationFresno County, California, United States
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[3]
Topo mapUSGS Huntington Lake

Chinese Peak is a summit in Fresno County, California, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 8,705 feet (2,653 m), Chinese Peak is the 842nd highest summit in the state of California.[4] China Peak ski area is situated on the mountain.[5]

The mountain was named for Yung Lee, a local Chinese shepherd.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chinese Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Chinese Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Sierra Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Chinese Peak". Peakery.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chinese Peak Ski Area
  6. ^ Peter Browning (2011). Sierra Nevada Place Names: From Abbot to Zumwalt. Great West Books. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-944220-23-8.

37°13′09″N 119°09′17″W / 37.2191°N 119.1547°W / 37.2191; -119.1547


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