Lyell Col

Lyell Col is a mountain saddle in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 12,467 feet.

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Highlights include Mount Lyell and Mount Maclure.

Peak

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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

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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.

Latitude

37.7374° or 37° 44′ 15″ north

Longitude

-119.2673° or 119° 16′ 2″ west

Elevation

12,467 feet (3,800 metres)

Open location code

8592PPPM+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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