Liberty Cap (California)

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Liberty Cap

Liberty Cap is next to Nevada Fall
Elevation 6811 feet (2076 m)
Location California, USA
Range Sierra Nevada
Prominence 956 feet (291 m)
Coordinates 37°43′43″N, 119°31′57″W
Topo map USGS Half Dome
Type Granite dome
Age of rock Cretaceous

Liberty Cap is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. It lies next to Nevada Fall, on the John Muir Trail. It rises 956 feet from the base of Nevada Fall to a peak elevation of 6,811 feet. A smaller, mesa-like dome called Mount Broderick stands immediately adjacent to Liberty Cap.