Three Brothers (Yosemite)
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The Three Brothers is a rock formation in Yosemite Valley, California. It is located just east of El Capitan and consists of Eagle Peak (the uppermost "brother"), and Middle and Lower Brothers.[1]
The name Three Brothers
Members of the Mariposa Battalion named the Three Brothers after the capture of the three sons of Chief Tenaya near the base of the Three Brothers.[2]
Their original name
The Ahwahnechee name was "Kom-po-pai-zes", or sometimes "Pompomposus", is translated as "mountains with heads like frogs when ready to leap".[2]
John Muir
John Muir considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.
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