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Yosemite: Its Wonders and Its Beauties (1868) by John S. Hittell

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SURROUNDING PEAKS.

Yosemite Valley is about thirty miles from the summit of the Sierra Nevada in a direct line. From various high points about the valley we can see a number of peaks that are covered with snow until late in the summer. The following is a list of these peaks:

Peaks.	Elevation.	Distance.	Direction.
Mt. Hoffman	10,842	15 miles.	E.N.E.
Cathedral Peak	11,000	20   “	N.N.E.
Mt. Dana	13,227	30   “	N.E.
Mt. Lyell	13,217	40   “	E.
Castle Peak	13,000	50   “	N.N.E.
Mt. Brewer	13,386	80   “	S.E.
Mt. Silliman	11,623	80   “	S.E.
Mt. Whitney	15,000	100  “	S.E.
Mt. Williamson	. . . . .	100  “	S.E.
Mt. Tyndall	. . . . .	100  “	S.E.
Mt. Kaweah	. . . . .	100  “	S.E.
Mt. Bullion	5,000	20   “	W.
Mt. Hamilton	4,449	100  “	W.
Mt, Diablo	3,876	130  “	W.N.W.

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