| Excelsior Mountain | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Excelsior_Mountain_from_Dunderberg_Peak.jpg) Northeast aspect, from Dunderberg Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,446 ft (3,794 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,246 ft (380 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Dunderberg Peak |
| Coordinates | 38°1′28″N 119°18′19″W / 38.02444°N 119.30528°W[1] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png)  Excelsior Mountain Location of Excelsior Mountain in California &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Excelsior Mountain Excelsior Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, Mono County, Tuolumne County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Tenaya Lake |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Virginia Lakes Trailhead, class 2[2] |
Excelsior Mountain is the 21st-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park, on the northeastern border of Yosemite. It is the next high peak, north of Mount Conness. Excelsior Mountain is mostly made of rust-colored metamorphic rock, similar to Mount Dana, which is also close.[2]
- ^ a b c "Excelsior Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ a b "Excelsior Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2019-02-25.