Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite)

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]

Excelsior Mountain
Excelsior Mountain
Location of Excelsior Mountain in California
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[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]

Near to Excelsior Mountain

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

  • Shepherd Crest 2.3 miles (3.7 km)
  • Black Mountain 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
  • Epidote Peak 3.9 miles (6.3 km)
  • Camiaca Peak 4.3 miles (6.9 km)
  • Page Peaks 4.7 miles (7.6 km)
  • North Peak 4.8 miles (7.7 km)
  • Mount Scowden 4.4 miles (7.1 km)
  • Gabbro Peak 5.6 miles (9.0 km)
  • Dunderberg Peak 5.2 miles (8.4 km)
  • Grey Butte 4.8 miles (7.7 km)
  • Sheep Peak 5.6 miles (9.0 km)
  • Mount Conness 6.5 miles (10.5 km)
  • Mount Olsen 5.5 miles (8.9 km)
  • Stanton Pea 6.3 miles (10.1 km)
  • Virginia Peak 6.5 miles (10.5 km)
  • Gilcrest Peak 6.7 miles (10.8 km)
  • White Mountain 8.7 miles (14.0 km)
  • Twin Peaks 7.9 miles (12.7 km)
  • False False White Peak 9.4 miles (15.1 km)
  • Mount Warren 8.0 miles (12.9 km)
  • False White Peak 9.8 miles (15.8 km)
  • Whorl Mountain 8.8 miles (14.2 km)
  • Tioga Peak 9.8 miles (15.8 km)

References

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