Hoffman Mountain Finger Rock Castle Peak Volcanic Cone Crown Rock Wed, Jul 25, 2012		Etymology Finger Rock Castle Peak Volcanic Cone Crown Rock	Story	Photos / Slideshow	Maps: 1 2	GPX	Profile

"About ten mountains and rocks, including the high peaks in Kings Canyon NP and Yosemite NP, are so named because of their shape. The name also occurs as a generic term: Columbia Finger [Yosemite NP].However, Finger Creek [San Mateo Co.] was named for Theodore Finger, who settled here in 1855 (Alan K. Brown)."
- Erwin G. Gudde, California Place Names