Mammoth Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mammoth Peak |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,112 ft (3,692 m) NAVD 88 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, United States |
| Parent range | Cathedral Range, Sierra Nevada |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Late Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Granite |
Mammoth Peak is a cool mountain located in the beautiful Yosemite National Park in California. It's found near a lovely area called Tuolumne Meadows. If you love hiking, you'll be happy to know that reaching the very top, called the summit, is an easy walk!
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Exploring Mammoth Peak in Yosemite
Mammoth Peak is inside Yosemite National Park. It sits at the northern end of the Kuna Crest. The mountain is also quite close to California State Route 120.
When you look at Mammoth Peak from the road, its top looks round and rocky. Even though it's not as famous as some other tall mountains nearby, its summit offers amazing views. Plus, it's easy to get to the top!
Mountains and Features Near Mammoth Peak
Many interesting places are located close to Mammoth Peak. These include other mountains and unique natural features:
- Cockscomb, which is another mountain
- Johnson Peak, also a mountain
- Kuna Crest, a long ridge made of two parts: Kuna Crest South and Kuna Crest North
- Kuna Peak, a mountain
- Lembert Dome, a huge, rounded rock formation made of granite
- Mount Dana, a tall mountain
- Mount Lewis, another mountain nearby
How Mammoth Peak Was Formed
Mammoth Peak is made of a type of rock called granite. This granite formed deep inside the Earth. Imagine a huge underground pool of hot, melted rock called magma. This magma was about 7 to 10 kilometers (4 to 6 miles) deep!
This mountain is part of something called the Tuolumne batholith. The rocks in this area formed during the Late Cretaceous period. This was a very long time ago, about 95 to 85 million years ago!
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Evening falls on Mammoth Peak
