Mount Lyell (California)
| Mount Lyell | |
|---|---|
Mount Lyell from Donahue shoulder | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,120 ft (3,999 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 1,927 ft (587 m) |
| Parent peak | Mount Ritter |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′22″N 119°16′18″W / 37.739424367°N 119.271568894°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Madera and Tuolumne counties, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Cathedral Range, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Lyell |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 29, 1871 by John Boies Tileston |
| Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3 |
Mount Lyell is the highest point in Yosemite National Park, at 13,114 feet (3,997 m). It is located at the southeast end of the Cathedral Range, 1+1⁄4 miles (2 kilometers) 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.