Mount Ansel Adams, Yosemite National Park

#129 among attractions in Yosemite National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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Mount Ansel Adams is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California. At an elevation of 11,766 ft. the summit is in Yosemite National Park near the park's eastern boundary. It lies 0.8 miles northeast of Foerster Peak and 1.3 miles west-southwest of Electra Peak at the head of the Lyell Fork of the Merced River. It was named in 1985 for Ansel Adams, the preeminent landscape photographer, conservationist, and member of the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club, a role he maintained for 37 years. ()

First ascent: 1934Coordinates: 37°41'52"N, 119°16'52"W

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Mount Ansel Adams – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thousand Island Lake, Banner Peak, Mount Lyell, Simmons Peak.

5.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Thousand Island Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
143 min walk • Thousand Island Lake is a large alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada, within the Ansel Adams Wilderness in eastern Madera County, California. The lake is named for the many small rocky islands that dot its surface. Theodore Solomons probably established the 'Thousand Island' name, as this appears on his 1896 map.
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Banner Peak, Ansel Adams Wilderness
120 min walk • Banner Peak is the second tallest peak in the Ritter Range of California's Sierra Nevada. The mountain is 12,942 feet tall, and there are several glaciers on its slopes.
2.9 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Lyell, Yosemite National Park
75 min walk • 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.
4.4 miN
Mountain
Simmons Peak, Yosemite National Park
113 min walk • Simmons Peak is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. In difficulty, its routes range from scrambling to class 4. It is a few miles north of Mount Lyell.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ritter, Ansel Adams Wilderness
116 min walk • Mount Ritter is the highest mountain in Madera County, California, in the Western United States, at an elevation of 13,149 feet.
6.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Vogelsang Peak, Yosemite National Park
169 min walk • Vogelsang Peak is a peak in the Cathedral Range of Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California.
6.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Triple Divide Peak, Yosemite National Park
170 min walk • Triple Divide Peak is a mountain on the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Wilderness in Madera County, California. It is located 0.7 miles north of Walton Lake and 1.3 miles southeast of Merced Peak.
1.2 miNE
Mountain
Electra Peak, Yosemite National Park
32 min walk • Electra Peak is a mountain, broadly in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park, if far, from the road. Electra Peak is the 14th highest mountain in Yosemite National Park. Electra Peak may have been named for a play called Electra.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blue Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness
32 min walk • Blue Lake is a lake in Madera County, California, in the United States. The name is likely descriptive.
2.9 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Cathedral Range, Yosemite National Park
75 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.
3.5 miNW
Mountain
Mount Florence, Yosemite National Park
90 min walk • 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.