Matterhorn Peak rises 12,285 feet in California’s Sierra Nevada at the northern boundary of Yosemite National Park. The highest point on the rugged Sawtooth Ridge, it is also the northernmost 12,000-foot summit in the range and supports the Sierra’s northernmost glacier system. Named for the famous Alpine Matterhorn because of its sharp profile, the peak stands near Twin Peaks and just north of Whorl Mountain. Although it appears severe, the summit is accessible without technical climbing gear. Matterhorn Peak also entered modern American literature when Jack Kerouac, in his 1958 novel The Dharma Bums, recounted a hike up and run down the mountain.