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Elephants Back
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation9,585 ft (2,922 m)[1][2]
Prominence465 ft (142 m)[3]
Parent peakRound Top (10,381ft)[4]
Isolation1.43 mi (2.30 km)[4]
Coordinates38°40′42″N 119°58′59″W / 38.6784131°N 119.9831181°W / 38.6784131; -119.9831181[5]
Geography
Elephants Back is located in California
Elephants Back
Elephants Back
Location in California
Elephants Back is located in the United States
Elephants Back
Elephants Back
Elephants Back (the United States)
LocationMokelumne Wilderness
CountryUnited States of America
StateCalifornia
CountyAlpine
Parent rangeSierra Nevada[3]
Topo mapUSGS Carson Pass
Geology
Age of rockMiocene
Mountain typeLava dome
Type of rockandesitic
Climbing
First ascent1844
Easiest routeclass 1 hiking[4]

Elephants Back is a 9,585-foot-elevation (2,922 meter) mountain summit located in Alpine County, California, United States.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Carson Pass
  2. ^ Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, 1986, Wilderness Press, ISBN 9780899970479, p. 64.
  3. ^ a b "Elephants Back, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  4. ^ a b c "Elephants Back - 9,585' CA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  5. ^ "Elephants Back". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-07-01.

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