Liberty Cap

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Liberty Cap is a prominent granite dome in Yosemite National Park, rising near Nevada Fall and recognizable for its steep, rounded profile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
granite dome
category Granite domes of Yosemite National Park
Mountains of Mariposa County, California
Mountains of Northern California
climbingType hiking
scrambling
technical rock climbing
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation 2160 m
7080 ft
geologicAge Cretaceous
hasRoute John Muir Trail route
Mist Trail route
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Mariposa County
surface form: Mariposa County, California

United States of America
surface form: United States

Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley
surface form: Yosemite Valley area
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
material granite
mountainRange Sierra Nevada
namedAfter Liberty Cap
surface form: liberty cap (Phrygian cap symbol)
near John Muir Trail
Mist Trail
Nevada Fall
Vernal Fall
notableFor rounded glacially sculpted profile
steep south face
overlooks Merced River
Nevada Fall
parentPeak Mount Broderick
park Yosemite National Park
partOf Sierra Nevada
prominence 1200 ft
366 m
shape steep rounded dome
summitAccessibleFrom Happy Isles trailhead
topographicIsolation 0.9 km
viewpointFor High Sierra
Yosemite Valley
withinProtectedArea Yosemite Wilderness

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Nevada Fall hasNearbyFeature Liberty Cap
Half Dome nearbyFeature Liberty Cap
Mist Trail viewOf Liberty Cap
Snake Dike viewOf Liberty Cap