Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite)
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This article is about Excelsior Mountain. For Excelsior Mountains in Nevada, see Excelsior Mountains.
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]
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Excelsior Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,446 ft (3,794 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 1,246 ft (380 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Dunderberg Peak |
Coordinates | 38°1′28″N 119°18′19″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, Mono County, Tuolumne County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Tenaya Lake |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Virginia Lakes Trailhead, class 2[2] |
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