Liberty Cap | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,080 ft (2,160 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 956 ft (291 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Half Dome[2] |
Coordinates | 37°43′43″N 119°31′57″W / 37.728533°N 119.532556°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Half Dome |
Geology | |
Rock age | Cretaceous |
Mountain type | Granite dome |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble, 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.