Liberty Cap (California)

Liberty Cap
Liberty Cap is next to Nevada Fall
Highest point
Elevation7,080 ft (2,160 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence956 ft (291 m)[1]
Parent peakHalf Dome[2]
Coordinates37°43′43″N 119°31′57″W / 37.728533°N 119.532556°W / 37.728533; -119.532556[1]
Geography
Liberty Cap is located in California
Liberty Cap
Liberty Cap
Location in California
Liberty Cap is located in the United States
Liberty Cap
Liberty Cap
Liberty Cap (the United States)
LocationYosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Half Dome
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Mountain typeGranite dome
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble, class 2–3[3]

Liberty Cap is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California, United States which lies at the extreme northwestern margin of Little Yosemite Valley. It lies adjacent, to the north of Nevada Fall, on the John Muir Trail. It rises 1,700 feet (520 m) feet from the base of Nevada Fall to a peak elevation of 7,080 ft (2,158 m). A smaller, mesa-like dome called Mount Broderick stands immediately adjacent to Liberty Cap.

  1. ^ a b c "Liberty Cap, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "Liberty Cap". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Liberty Cap". SummitPost.org. Retrieved January 22, 2014.