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Many mountains in Yosemite National Park are higher than 12,000 feet (3,700 m); three are higher than 13,000 feet (4,000 m). [1] [2] The peaks of Yosemite are among some of the highest mountains in California. The below table gives information from peakbagger and summitpost.
The peak lies on the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Wilderness further east. [2] Rodgers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park. [4] [5] Mount Davis, Banner Peak, and Mount Ritter are visible from the summit, as well as the Yosemite peaks Mount Maclure and Mount Lyell.
Mount Lyell is the highest point in Yosemite National Park, at 13,114 feet (3,997 m). It is located at the southeast end of the Cathedral Range, 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2 kilometers) northwest of Rodgers Peak. The peak as well as nearby Lyell Canyon is named after Charles Lyell, a well-known 19th century geologist. [7]
Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, dropping a total of 2,425 feet (739 m) from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall. [2] Located in the Sierra Nevada of California , it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak.
It is the 18th highest mountain within the park's boundaries. [ 4 ] White Mountain should not be confused with two other similarly named peaks in California: False White Mountain , [ 5 ] also in Yosemite, and White Mountain Peak , in the White Mountains of Inyo County and the third-highest mountain in California.
The Cathedral Range is a mountain range immediately to the south of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada . The range is named after Cathedral Peak , which resembles a cathedral spire.
Johnson Peak is the highest mountain, in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. [2] Johnson Peak is made of eroded granite. At 85 Ma, the Johnson Granite Porphyry is the youngest granite rock in the Yosemite National Park, though the entire peak formed beneath the Earth's crust. It broached the surface much later, via subduction. [3]
Mount Florence is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. Its easiest route is a class 2 scramble. Mount Florence is the tenth highest mountain in Yosemite. [5] [6] Deep in the Yosemite backcountry, Mount Florence is not often climbed, though on the trip, one passes through spectacular scenery, on all approaches. [7]