Mount Dana, Ansel Adams Wilderness

Name: Mount Dana
Address: Ansel Adams Wilderness, United States

#1 among attractions in Ansel Adams Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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Mount Dana is a mountain in the U.S. state of California. 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, it is the second highest mountain in Yosemite, and the northernmost summit in the Sierra Nevada which is over 13,000 feet in elevation. Mount Dana is the highest peak in Yosemite that is a simple hike to the summit. The mountain is named in honor of James Dwight Dana, who was a professor of natural history and geology at Yale. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1863Elevation: 13061 ftProminence: 2417 ftCoordinates: 37°53'60"N, 119°13'16"W

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Ansel Adams Wilderness United States

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Mount Dana – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tioga Lake, Mammoth Peak, Mount Conness, Lyell Canyon.

2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park
63 min walk • Tioga Lake is a small glacial lake in the Inyo National Forest of Mono County, California, about two miles north of the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite National Park. The lake bed is alongside State Route 120 in the Sierra Nevada of California.
3.9 miSW
Mountain
Mammoth Peak
99 min walk • Mammoth Peak is a mountain, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. The summit is an easy hike.
7.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Conness, Hoover Wilderness
183 min walk • Mount Conness is a 12,590 foot mountain in the Sierra Nevada range, to the west of the Hall Natural Area. Conness is on the boundary between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park. The Conness Glacier lies north of the summit.
5.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Canyon
Lyell Canyon, Yosemite National Park
129 min walk • Lyell Canyon is a sub-alpine meadow in Yosemite National Park south of Tuolumne Meadows. For 13 kilometers most of the canyon has an approximate elevation of 2 700 meters, and then rapidly climbs to 3 370 meters to Donohue Pass, below Donohue Peak – which marks the eastern boundary of Yosemite.
2.1 miW
Scenic drives, Outdoor activities, View point
Tioga Pass Entrance Station, Yosemite National Park
55 min walk • The Tioga Pass Entrance Station is the primary entrance for travelers entering Yosemite National Park from the east on the Tioga Pass Road. Open only during the summer months, the entrance station consists of two historical buildings, a ranger station and a comfort station, built in 1931 and 1934 respectively.
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alpine Lake, Hoover Wilderness
160 min walk • Alpine Lake is a lake in Mono County, California, in the United States. Alpine Lake was named for its lofty elevation.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gibbs, Ansel Adams Wilderness
43 min walk • Mount Gibbs is located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, 2.6 miles south of Mount Dana. The mountain was named in honor of Oliver Gibbs, a professor at Harvard University and friend of Josiah Whitney.
6.8 miNE
Town
Lee Vining
174 min walk • Lee Vining is a census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States. It is located 21 miles south-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 6781 feet. Lee Vining is located on the southwest shore of Mono Lake.
7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Conness Lakes, Hoover Wilderness
180 min walk • The Conness Lakes are a group of small lakes at the foot of Conness Glacier in Mono County, California, in the United States. The Conness Lakes are named for John Conness, a United States Senator from California.
4 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Bingaman Lake, Yosemite National Park
102 min walk • Bingaman Lake is a lake in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. Bingaman Lake was named for John W. Bingaman, a park ranger who stocked the lake with fish in exchange for the naming rights. The lake is below Kuna Crest and Kuna Peak.
4.9 miNW
Mountain
False White Mountain
125 min walk • False White Mountain is a mountain, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. It is the 24th highest mountain, in Yosemite National Park. False White Mountain can be climbed, as a day hike, from Tioga Pass.