Three Brothers (Yosemite)

The Three Brothers is a rock formation in Yosemite Valley, California. It is located just east of El Capitan and consists of Eagle Peak, and Middle and Lower Brothers.

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.

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".

John Muir

John Muir considered the view from Eagle Peak to be the most beautiful view of Yosemite Valley available.