Mount Maclure

Mount Maclure

Mount Maclure and Maclure Glacier
Elevation 12,886+ ft (3,928+ m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 440 ft (130 m)[1]
Location
Location Madera and Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.
Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 37°44′37″N 119°16′54″W / 37.7435414°N 119.2815367°WCoordinates: 37°44′37″N 119°16′54″W / 37.7435414°N 119.2815367°W[2]
Topo map USGS Mount Lyell
Climbing
First ascent 1883 by Hillard Johnson[3]
Easiest route Exposed scramble, class 3[3]

Mount Maclure is the nearest neighbor to Mount Lyell, the highest point in Yosemite National Park. Mount Maclure is located at the southeast end of the Cathedral Range, about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) northwest of Lyell. It is named for William Maclure,[4] was a pioneer in American geology, who produced one of the earliest geological maps of the United States. 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mount Maclure, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Mount Maclure". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roper, Steve (1976). The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 94, 333. ISBN 9780871561473.
  4. ↑ Farquhar, Francis P. (1926). Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Mount Maclure". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-06-01.