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.
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/MatterhornPeakCA.jpg/305px-MatterhornPeakCA.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Mammoth_Peak_and_Kuna_Crest.jpg/330px-Mammoth_Peak_and_Kuna_Crest.jpg)
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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.
List
editNumber | Peak
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Elevation, by Peakbagger | Elevation, by Summitpost
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prominence, by Peakbagger | prominence, by Summitpost
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Isolation, by Peakbagger
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Peakbagger reference | Summitpost reference
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Near area of Yosemite | Coordinates |
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1 | Mount Lyell | 13,114 feet (3,997 m) | 13,057 feet (3,980 m) | 1,894 feet (577 m) | 1,927 feet (587 m) | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) | [1] | [2] | Cathedral Range, near Tuolumne Meadows | 37°44′22″N 119°16′18″W / 37.73944°N 119.27167°W |
2 | Mount Dana | 13,057 feet (3,980 m) | 13,057 feet (3,980 m) | 2,417 feet (737 m) | 2,437 feet (743 m) | 11.4 miles (18.3 km) | [3] | [4] | Tioga Pass | 37°53′59″N 119°13′16″W / 37.89972°N 119.22111°W |
3 | Kuna Peak | 13,002 feet (3,963 m) | 13,002 feet (3,963 m) | 1,922 feet (586 m) | 1,942 feet (592 m) | 6 miles (9.7 km) | [5] | [6] | Tuolumne Meadows, Mammoth Peak | 37°48′46″N 119°12′30″W / 37.81278°N 119.20833°W |
4 | Rodgers Peak | 12,978 feet (3,956 m) | 12,978 feet (3,956 m) | 738 feet (225 m) | 758 feet (231 m) | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | [7] | [8] | Ritter Range | 37°43′30″N 119°15′27″W / 37.72500°N 119.25750°W |
5 | Mount Maclure | 12,880 feet (3,930 m) | 12,900 feet (3,900 m) | 738 feet (225 m) | 480 feet (150 m) | 0.5 miles (0.80 km) | [9] | [10] | Cathedral Range, near Mount Lyell | 37°44′37″N 119°16′50″W / 37.74361°N 119.28056°W |
6 | Mount Gibbs | 12,773 feet (3,893 m) | 12,773 feet (3,893 m) | 1,093 feet (333 m) | 1,113 feet (339 m) | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | [11] | [12] | Tioga Pass Road, near Mount Dana | 37°52′37″N 119°12′43″W / 37.87694°N 119.21194°W |
7 | Peak 12767 | 12,767 feet (3,891 m) | 12,767 feet (3,891 m) | 487 feet (148 m) | 507 feet (155 m) | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) | [13] | Mount Lyell | 37°44′N 119°17′W / 37.733°N 119.283°W | |
8 | Koip Crest Peak | 12,651 feet (3,856 m) | 91 feet (28 m) | 0.4 miles (0.64 km) | [14] | Tuolumne Meadows | 37°48′N 119°12′W / 37.800°N 119.200°W | |||
9 | Mount Conness | 12,590 feet (3,840 m) | 12,590 feet (3,840 m) | 2,630 feet (800 m) | 2,647 feet (807 m) | 7 miles (11 km) | [15] | [16] | Tioga Pass | 37°58′1″N 119°19′18″W / 37.96694°N 119.32167°W |
10 | Point 12573 | 12,573 feet (3,832 m) | 353 feet (108 m) | Mount Lyell | 37°42′53″N 119°15′30″W / 37.71476°N 119.25841°W | |||||
11 | Mount Florence | 12,561 feet (3,829 m) | 12,561 feet (3,829 m) | 801 feet (244 m) | 821 feet (250 m) | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) | [17] | [18] | Mount Lyell, Vogelsang Peak | 37°44′23″N 119°18′58″W / 37.73972°N 119.31611°W |
12 | Point 12540 | 12,540 feet (3,820 m) | 360 feet (110 m) | Vogelsang Peak | 37°45′19″N 119°17′22″W / 37.75514°N 119.28946°W | |||||
13 | Simmons Peak | 12,497 feet (3,809 m) | 12,497 feet (3,809 m) | 377 feet (115 m) | 397 feet (121 m) | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | [19] | [20] | Mount Lyell, Tuolumne Meadows | 37°45′39″N 119°17′40″W / 37.76083°N 119.29444°W |
14 | Electra Peak | 12,442 feet (3,792 m) | 12,446 feet (3,794 m) | 322 feet (98 m) | 1,266 feet (386 m) | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | [21] | [22] | Tuolumne Meadows, Rodgers Peak | 37°42′18″N 119°15′37″W / 37.70500°N 119.26028°W |
15 | Point 12358 | 12,358 feet (3,767 m) | 298 feet (91 m) | Mount Lyell | 37°44′28″N 119°17′34″W / 37.74100°N 119.29279°W | |||||
16 | Twin Peaks | 12,323 feet (3,756 m) | [23] | Matterhorn Peak | 38°04′59″N 119°21′27″W / 38.08310°N 119.3574°W | |||||
17 | Peak 12320 | 12,320 feet (3,760 m) | 0 feet (0 m) | 0 miles (0 km) | [24] | Simmons Peak, Mount Lyell | 37°45′2″N 119°17′49″W / 37.75056°N 119.29694°W | |||
18 | Matterhorn Peak | 12,279 feet (3,743 m) | 1,579 feet (481 m) | [25] | Northern boundary of Yosemite National Park | 38°05′34″N 119°22′49″W / 38.09280°N 119.3803°W | ||||
19 | Mount Andrea Lawrence | 12,245 feet (3,732 m) | 800 feet (240 m) | [26] | [27] | Tioga Pass Road | 37°46′47″N 119°13′13″W / 37.77968°N 119.22015°W | |||
20 | North Peak | 12,242 feet (3,731 m) | 12,242 feet (3,731 m) | 682 feet (208 m) | 702 feet (214 m) | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | [28] | [29] | Saddlebag Lake | 37°58′56″N 119°18′53″W / 37.98222°N 119.31472°W |
21 | Excelsior Mountain | 12,200 feet (3,700 m) | 12,446 feet (3,794 m) | 0 feet (0 m) | 1,266 feet (386 m) | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) | [30] | [31] | Virginia Lakes, Mount Conness | 38°1′49″N 119°18′27″W / 38.03028°N 119.30750°W |
22 | Parsons Peak | 12,147 feet (3,702 m) | 12,147 feet (3,702 m) | 627 feet (191 m) | 647 feet (197 m) | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | [32] | [33] | Cathedral Range | 37°46′37″N 119°18′28″W / 37.77694°N 119.30778°W |
23 | Point 12113 | 12,113 feet (3,692 m) | 573 feet (175 m) | Mount Lyell | 37°43′11″N 119°17′34″W / 37.71969°N 119.29273°W | |||||
24 | Mammoth Peak | 12,106 feet (3,690 m) | 12,106 feet (3,690 m) | 306 feet (93 m) | 286 feet (87 m) | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) | [34] | [35] | Tioga Pass, Kuna Crest | 37°51′19″N 119°15′49″W / 37.85528°N 119.26361°W |
25 | Foerster Peak | 12,057 feet (3,675 m) | 12,057 feet (3,675 m) | 457 feet (139 m) | 477 feet (145 m) | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) | [36] | [37] | East of Half Dome | 37°41′24″N 119°17′27″W / 37.69000°N 119.29083°W |
26 | White Mountain | 12,057 feet (3,675 m) | 12,057 feet (3,675 m) | 617 feet (188 m) | 637 feet (194 m) | 1 mile (1.6 km) | [38] | [39] | Dog Lake, Mount Conness | 37°56′49″N 119°18′35″W / 37.94694°N 119.30972°W |
27 | Shepherd Crest | 12,040 feet (3,670 m) | 12,020 feet (3,660 m) | 560 feet (170 m) | 560 feet (170 m) | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | [40] | [41] | Saddlebag Lake, Tioga Pass Road | 38°0′N 119°19′W / 38.000°N 119.317°W |
28 | Whorl Mountain | 12,033 feet (3,668 m) | 12,033 feet (3,668 m) | 673 feet (205 m) | 693 feet (211 m) | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | [42] | [43] | Matterhorn Peak | 38°4′27″N 119°23′0″W / 38.07417°N 119.38333°W |
29 | Donohue Peak | 12,023 feet (3,665 m) | 12,023 feet (3,665 m) | 463 feet (141 m) | 483 feet (147 m) | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) | [44] | [45] | Donohue Pass, Koip Crest Peak | 37°46′30″N 119°13′50″W / 37.77500°N 119.23056°W |
30 | False White Mountain | 12,002 feet (3,658 m) | 12,002 feet (3,658 m) | 482 feet (147 m) | 502 feet (153 m) | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | [46] | [47] | Tioga Pass | 37°56′N 119°18′W / 37.933°N 119.300°W |
31 | Virginia Peak | 12,001 feet (3,658 m) | 12,001 feet (3,658 m) | 481 feet (147 m) | 501 feet (153 m) | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) | [48] | [49] | Twin Lakes, Whorl Mountain | 38°3′57″N 119°21′29″W / 38.06583°N 119.35806°W |
References
edit- ^ Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Mrchad9. "Yosemite's Highest Peaks". summitpost.org. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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