Maclure Glacier
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 12,060 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “McClure Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Maclure and Mount Lyell.
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.
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.
Lyell Glacier
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.
Maclure Glacier
- Categories: cirque glacier and landform
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.74649° or 37° 44′ 47″ northLongitude
-119.2823° or 119° 16′ 56″ westElevation
12,060 feet (3,676 metres)Open location code
8592PPW9+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 371920790OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Maclure Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Maclure Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maclure Glacier”
- French: “glacier Maclure”
- French: “Glacier Maclure”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tuolumne Meadows and Moraine Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Russell Pass and Lyell-Maclure Col.
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