Tehipite Dome Mon, Oct 15, 2007		Etymology	Story	Photos / Slideshow	Maps: 1 2 3	Profile

Frank Dusy discovered Tehipite Valley in 1869, and in 1879 took the first photographs of the area. The valley, the dome, and a falls (now 'Silver Spray Falls') are on Solomons' map of 1896; he spelled the name 'Tehipitee.'"
- Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada

"But the time was at hand when published accounts began to appear which stimulated a great deal of interest in the mountains among the growing communities on both sides of the Sierra. Such was the account of a very thorough exploration of Kings canyon in 1868 by Judge E. C. Winchell, a pioneer of Fresno County. A neighbor and friend of his, Frank Dusy [For whom Dusy Basin is named], not only made explorations in the Kings River country, especially in the North Fork region, but presently offered his services as a guide. From his summer home, which he called 'Dinkey' [eventually begetting the name Dinkey Lakes Wilderness], he made extensive trips far up the Middle Fork of Kings River. He had earlier discovered Tehipite Dome and Valley, and in 1879 brought bulky camera equipment into the Valley and took the first photograph ever taken of Tehipite Dome. Lil A. Winchell, twenty-four-year-old son of Judge Winchell, assisted Dusy on that occasion, and went on to explore farther up the Middle Fork and make the first ascent of Mount Goddard"
- Francis Farquhar, History of the Sierra Nevada