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Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite)

Coordinates: 38°1′28″N 119°18′19″W / 38.02444°N 119.30528°W / 38.02444; -119.30528
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This article is about Excelsior Mountain. For Excelsior Mountains in Nevada, see Excelsior Mountains.
Excelsior Mountain
Excelsior Mountain is located in California
Excelsior Mountain
Excelsior Mountain
Location of Excelsior Mountain in California
Excelsior Mountain is located in the United States
Excelsior Mountain
Excelsior Mountain
Excelsior Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation12,446 ft (3,794 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,246 ft (380 m)[1]
Parent peakDunderberg Peak
Coordinates38°1′28″N 119°18′19″W / 38.02444°N 119.30528°W / 38.02444; -119.30528[1]
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Mono County, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Tenaya Lake
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Virginia Lakes Trailhead, class 2[2]

Excelsior Mountain is the 21st-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park, on the northeastern border of Yosemite. It is the next high peak, north of Mount Conness. Excelsior Mountain is mostly made of rust-colored metamorphic rock, similar to Mount Dana, which is also close.[2]

Near to Excelsior Mountain

All of the following are near, to Excelsior Mountain:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Excelsior Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
  2. ^ a b "Excelsior Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  3. ^ "Excelsior Mountain".
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