Russell Pass

Russell Pass is a mountain saddle in Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 12,260 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Lyell and Mount Maclure.

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.

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.

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.

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 12,260 feet
Description: a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, California
Categories: mountain pass and landform
Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.7465° or 37° 44′ 48″ north

Longitude

-119.2889° or 119° 17′ 20″ west

Elevation

12,260 feet (3,737 metres)

Open location code

8592PPW6+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

Wikidata ID

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