Kuna Peak is a summit on the boundary between

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and Tuolumne counties, in the

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, is the highest point on

Kuna Crest Kuna Crest is a mountain range near Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park, California. Name The word ''Kuna'' probably derives from a Shoshonean language, Shoshonean word meaning "fire," which appears in the Mono language (California), Mo ...

. With an elevation of , Kuna Peak is the 146th-highest summit in the state of California, and is the third-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.

Name

The word ''Kuna'' probably derives from a

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word meaning "fire," appearing in the Mono dialect of the area, with a meaning of ''

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''. On the summit, there are many jagged pieces of rock which resemble fire themselves; see

Kuna Crest Granodiorite Kuna Crest Granodiorite (also called ''Granodiorite of Glen Aulin''), is found, in Yosemite National Park, United States. The granodiorite forms part of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite (aka Tuolumne Batholith), one of the four major intrusive sui ...

Geography

Kuna Peak is flanked by shorter peaks all of which are nearly equal in height, such as Koip Peak, which is a mile to the east, and is feet lower. The western side of Kuna Peak is in Yosemite National Park, the eastern side being in the

Ansel Adams Wilderness The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States. The wilderness spans ; 33.9% of the territory lies in the Inyo National Forest, 65.8% is in the Sierra National Forest, and the remaining 0.3% co ...

. The following features are near Kuna Peak: *

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* Bingaman Lake * Donohue Peak * Koip Glacier * Koip Peak * Koip Peak Pass * Helen Lake * Kuna Lake * Kuna Glacier * Mammoth Peak *

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* Mount Andrea Lawrence * Mount Lewis * Parker Pass *

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* Spillway Lake

Climate

Gallery

File:Kuna Peak, north.jpg, North aspect of Kuna Peak centered in the distance, as seen from Mount Gibbs. File:View South from Mt Gibbs Summit.jpg, North aspects of

(left), Koip Peak (right of center), and Kuna Peak (right) as seen from Mount Gibbs.

References

Mountains of Mono County, California Mountains of Tuolumne County, California Mountains of Yosemite National Park Mountains of the Ansel Adams Wilderness Mountains of Northern California {{TuolumneCountyCA-geo-stub