Alta Meadow-9,019' (Lodgepole, Tehipite) (36.5782753, -118.6548187)
Description:
In 1876, W. B. Wallace, Tom Witt, and N. B. Witt, on their way from Big Meadow to Mineral King, camped at Alta Meadow and gave it its name because it was higher than any other meadow in the vicinity. Alta is Spanish for “high.” (G. W. Stewart.)
“It is suggested that ‘Alta Peak’ be substituted as a name for what is denominated Tharp’s Peak on the present club map. It is a most conspicuous crag eastward from the Giant Forest as seen from Three Rivers. We climbed it in 1896, when, so far as we knew, it had no name. The name Alta Peak then given from the long-named Alta Meadow on its slope, has been almost universally adopted by the Three Rivers people and the frequenters of Giant Forest.” (William R. Dudley, in S.C.B., 1903, IV:4, pp. 306-307.)
A prominent crag, forming part of Alta Peak, has since been known as Tharps Rock.
Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar
From GNIS:
- Alta Meadow
- In Sequoia National Park, 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Alta Peak and 1.6 km (1 mi) north of Little Blue Dome.
- October 1928 decision card
- Alta Peak
- In Sequoia National Park, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) northeast of Tharps Rock and 1.6 km (1 mi) north of Alta Meadow.
- October 1928 decision card
- Also called
- Tharp's Peak: Citation Unknown
- Tharps Peak: Browning, Peter. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press, 1986. p4
Trips:
References:
- Wikipedia
- Redwood Hikes
- Examiner article
- Fresno Bee article
- NPS Trail Conditions
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