Lyell Glacier
Lyell Glacier is in the Sierra Nevada of California. The glacier was discovered by John Muir in 1871, and was the largest glacier in Yosemite National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Lyell and Mount Maclure.
Mount Lyell
Peak
Photo: Hike395, Public domain.
Mount Lyell is the highest point in Yosemite National Park, at 13,114 feet. It is located at the southeast end of the Cathedral Range, 1+1⁄4 miles northwest of Rodgers Peak.
Mount Maclure
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount Maclure is the nearest neighbor to Mount Lyell, the highest point in Yosemite National Park. Mount Maclure is the fifth-highest mountain of Yosemite.
Maclure Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Maclure Glacier is on Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada crest of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The glacier is named after William Maclure.
Lyell Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 12,425 feet
- Description: glacier in California, United States
- Categories: cirque glacier and landform
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.74234° or 37° 44′ 32″ northLongitude
-119.27222° or 119° 16′ 20″ westElevation
12,425 feet (3,787 metres)Open location code
8592PPRH+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 371920789OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Lyell Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lyell Glacier”
- Chinese: “莱尔冰川 (加州)”
- Chinese: “莱尔冰川”
- Chinese: “萊爾冰川 (加州)”
- French: “glacier Lyell”
- French: “Glacier Lyell”
- Hebrew: “קרחון לייל”
- Portuguese: “Glaciar Lyell”
- Ukrainian: “Льодовик Лаєлл”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tuolumne Meadows and June Lake.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lyell-Maclure Col and Lyell Col.
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