Mount Maclure

Mount Maclure
Mount Maclure and Maclure Glacier
Highest point
Elevation12,886+ ft (3,928+ m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence440 ft (134 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates37°44′37″N 119°16′54″W / 37.7435414°N 119.2815367°W / 37.7435414; -119.2815367[4]
Naming
EtymologyWilliam Maclure
Geography
Mount Maclure is located in California
Mount Maclure
Mount Maclure
Location in California
LocationMadera and Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.
Parent rangeCathedral Range, Sierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Mount Lyell
Climbing
First ascent1883 by Hillard Johnson[5]
Easiest routeSoutheast ridge, Exposed scramble (class 3-4)[5]

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.[6][7] Mount Maclure is located at the southeast end of the Cathedral Range, about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) northwest of Lyell. The summit is on the boundary between Madera and Tuolumne counties which is also the boundary between the park and the Ansel Adams Wilderness. It was named in honor of William Maclure, a pioneer in American geology who produced the first geological maps of the United States.[8] Maclure Glacier, one of the last remaining glaciers in Yosemite, is situated on the mountain's northern flank.

The easiest climbing route leaves the John Muir Trail about 8.5 miles (14 km) south of Tuolumne Meadows and traverses the Maclure Glacier to the summit.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Maclure, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ^ "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. ^ "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  4. ^ "Mount Maclure". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  5. ^ a b Secor, R.J. (2009). The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails (3rd ed.). Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 417. ISBN 978-0898869712.
  6. ^ Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ^ Mrchad9. "Yosemite's Highest Peaks". summitpost.org. Retrieved 24 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 134. ISBN 0899971199.
  9. ^ "Mount Maclure". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-06-01.


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