Mount Lyell, Yosemite National Park

Name: Mount Lyell
Address: Yosemite National Park, United States

#41 among attractions in Yosemite National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Mount Lyell is the highest point in Yosemite National Park, at 13,114 feet. It is located at the southeast end of the Cathedral Range, 1.2 miles northwest of Rodgers Peak. The peak as well as nearby Lyell Canyon is named after Charles Lyell, a well-known 19th century geologist. The peak had one of the last remaining glaciers in Yosemite, Lyell Glacier. The Lyell Glacier is currently considered to be a permanent ice field, not a living glacier. Mount Lyell divides the Tuolumne River watershed to the north, the Merced to the west, and the Rush Creek drainage in the Mono Lake Basin to the southeast. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1871Elevation: 13120 ftProminence: 1927 ftCoordinates: 37°44'22"N, 119°16'19"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral Range, Mount Maclure, Maclure Glacier, Lyell Glacier.

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Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Cathedral Range, Yosemite National Park
1 min walk • 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.
0.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Maclure, Yosemite National Park
16 min walk • Mount Maclure is the nearest neighbor to Mount Lyell, the highest point in Yosemite National Park. Mount Maclure is the fifth-highest mountain of Yosemite.
0.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Maclure Glacier, Yosemite National Park
19 min walk • Maclure Glacier is on Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada crest of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The glacier is named after William Maclure.
~1600 ftNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Lyell Glacier, Yosemite National Park
8 min walk • Lyell Glacier is in the Sierra Nevada of California. The glacier was discovered by John Muir in 1871, and was the largest glacier in Yosemite National Park. It lies on the northern slopes of Mount Lyell. The glacier has retreated since the end of the Little Ice Age in the mid-19th century.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mount Lyell?

Nearby attractions include Cathedral Range, Yosemite National Park (1 min walk), Lyell Glacier, Yosemite National Park (8 min walk), Mount Maclure, Yosemite National Park (16 min walk), Maclure Glacier, Yosemite National Park (19 min walk).