Mount Lyell

E8766

mountain peak

Mount Lyell is a prominent, glacier-clad peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, renowned as the tallest mountain in Yosemite National Park and a popular destination for experienced climbers.

Aliases (1)

USGS Mount Lyell ×1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain → peak →
country	United States →
drainsInto	Tuolumne River →
easiestRoute	scramble with glacier travel →
elevation	approximately 13114 feet → approximately 3997 meters →
firstAscentBy	John Boies Tileston → party of three climbers →
firstAscentYear	1871 →
hasClimbingHazard	crevasses on Lyell Glacier → loose rock near summit →
hasFeature	permanent snowfields → rocky summit ridge →
hasGlacier	Lyell Glacier →
hasParentPeak	Mount Ritter →
isGlacierClad	true →
isHighestPointOf	Yosemite National Park →
isNotableAs	tallest mountain in Yosemite National Park →
isOnBoundaryOf	Inyo National Forest → Yosemite National Park →
isPartOf	Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River watershed →
isPopularFor	backpacking → climbing → mountaineering →
isPopularWith	experienced climbers →
latitude	approximately 37.742°N →
liesOn	Sierra Nevada crest →
locatedIn	California → Sierra Nevada → United States → Yosemite National Park →
longitude	approximately 119.274°W →
mountainRange	Sierra Nevada →
namedAfter	Charles Lyell →
prominence	approximately 1247 feet →
region	Tuolumne County →
topographicMap	USGS Mount Lyell →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mount Dana →	higherOnlyThan
Yosemite National Park →	highestPoint
Lyell Glacier →	locatedOn
Tuolumne Meadows →	near
Mount Ritter →	parentPeak
Mount Lyell ("USGS Mount Lyell") →	topographicMap