Vogelsang Pass
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USGS Vogelsang Peak[1] |
Vogelsang Pass is a mountain pass in the Cathedral Range of Yosemite National Park, at 10,680 ft (3,260 m).[1] It lies between the cirque containing Vogelsang Lake and the valley with Lewis Creek. The pass also lies on the ridge between Fletcher Peak (11,410 ft or 3,480 m) and Vogelsang Peak (11,498 ft or 3,505 m).[3]
The pass was named by Colonel
California Fish and Game Commission.[4]: 228 Alexander Vogelsang was subsequently the First Assistant United States Secretary of the Interior.[5]
Vogelsang Pass, like the rest of the Cathedral Range, is formed out of
Marmota flaviventris) also live near the pass.[10]
Mount Florence.[11][10] The view has been called "one of the most stunning views in Yosemite National Park" by the publisher of Sierra Rec magazine.[11] The route from the pass to Vogelsang Peak is a class 2 scramble.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d "Vogelsang Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Vogelsang Pass Trail". Hiking Project. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ Vogelsang Peak (PDF) (Topographic map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0899971199.
- ^ "Names Vogelsang For Interior Dept". Madera Tribune. Vol. XXV, no. 105. August 31, 1916.
- ^ a b "Cathedral Range". Peakvisor.
- Geological Society. pp. 203–234.
- ^ "Plants". Yosemite National Park. National Park Service.
- ISBN 0-93966-627-8.
- ^ a b Shields, Allan (1960). "Vogelsang Pass and High Sierra Camp". Guide to Tuolumne Meadows Trails. Yosemite Nature Notes. Vol. 39.
- ^ a b "Vogelsang Lake and Views From Vogelsang Pass Yosemite National Park". Sierra Rec. August 12, 2020.
- ISBN 0-89886-625-1.