Chinquapin-6,004' (El Capitan) (37.6499302, -119.7051666)
Description:
Named for a species of chaparral prevalent in the vicinity, Castanopsis sempervirens, bush chinquapin. from Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar
From GNIS:
- Chinquipin: Located 1.9 km (1.2 mi) southwest of the head of Indian Creek and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north of Elevenmile Meadow. Also called:
- Chinquapin Flat: Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names. Lafayette, California: Great West Books, 1988. p23
- Chinkapin: U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names
- Chincapin: U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions. 01-Jan-2000. Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.
Trips:
- July 26, 2016 - Walked part of the Old Glacier Point Trail
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