Liberty Cap (California)
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Liberty Cap | |
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Liberty Cap is next to Nevada Fall |
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Elevation | 6811 feet (2076 m) |
Location | California, USA |
Range | Sierra Nevada |
Prominence | 956 feet (291 m) |
Coordinates | |
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.