Echo Peaks consists of nine

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, in the

Tuolumne Meadows Tuolumne Meadows () is a gentle, dome-studded, sub-alpine meadow area along the Tuolumne River in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park in the United States. Its approximate location is . Its approximate elevation is . The term ''Tuolumn ...

region of

Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The p ...

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. They are near Echo Ridge.

John Muir and Echo Peaks

John Muir John Muir ( ; April 21, 1838December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the national park, National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologi ...

passed by Echo Peaks, writing about it in '' The Yosemite'', sometime during or before 1912.

The area

Echo Peaks are near all of Budd Lake,

Cathedral Lakes The Cathedral Lakes are two lakes located In Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California. The lakes are situated 1.6 km (1 mi) southwest of Cathedral Peak and 3.2 km (2 mi) east-northeast of Tenaya Lake. The lower la ...

, Cathedral Peak, Cockscomb, Elizabeth Lake,

Matthes Crest Matthes Crest is an approximately mile-long fin of rock with two summits separated by a deep notch. It is a part of the Cathedral Range, which is a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park. The range is part of the S ...

Tresidder Peak Tresidder Peak is a mountain in Yosemite National Park, California. The mountain has two summits (peaks or arêtes), about half a mile (800 meters) apart, with the southern peak being the highest. The elevation of the south peak has not been e ...

and

Unicorn Peak Unicorn Peak is a mountain summit in Lewis County of Washington state, United States. It is the highest point in the Tatoosh Range which is a sub-range of the Cascade Range. It is located in Mount Rainier National Park, south of Mount Rainie ...

Rock climbing

Echos Peaks have rock climbing. Among

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, Echo Peaks are popular, offering

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2-5 climbs on the nine peaklets.

References

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External links

A topographic map of the area

On the Cathedral Range solo traverse, which climbs Echo Peaks

A YouTube on Echo Ridge and Echo Peaks

A second YouTube, Echo peaks - Yosemite

A third YouTube, a view from the highest of the Echo Peaks

A fourth YouTube, Echo Peak, Yosemite: Sep '17
Mountains of Yosemite National Park