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[1] [2] The peaks of Yosemite are among some of the highest mountains in California. The below table gives information from peakbagger and summitpost . Some mountains are listed by one but not the other, and some elevations vary, as prominence varies; the clean prominence method is used in this table.
Its summit marks the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park and the western boundary of the Ansel Adams Wilderness. At an elevation of 13,061 feet (3,981 m), it is the second highest mountain in Yosemite (after Mount Lyell), and the northernmost summit in the Sierra Nevada which is over 13,000 feet (3,962.4 m) in elevation. Mount Dana is ...
Pages in category "Mountains of Yosemite National Park" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Mount Whitney is the highest mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [a] of the U.S. State of California. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
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]
Kuna Peak is a summit on the boundary between Mono and Tuolumne counties, in the United States, [3] is the highest point on Kuna Crest. [5] With an elevation of 13,008 feet (3,965 m), Kuna Peak is the 146th-highest summit in the state of California, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and is the third-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.
Of the 50 most prominent summits of the United States, only Denali exceeds 5000 meters (16,404 feet) of topographic prominence, three peaks exceed 4000 meters (13,123 feet), ten peaks exceed 3000 meters (9843 feet), 45 peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), and all 50 peaks exceed 1932 meters (6339 feet) of topographic prominence.
Of the 403 major 3000-meter summits of greater North America, 299 are located in the United States (excluding three in HawaiĘ»i), 67 in Canada, 30 in México, and eight in Guatemala, four in Greenland, two in Costa Rica, and one each in Panamá and the Dominican Republic.