Mount Dana

Mount Dana
Missing image Mount_Dana.jpg Mount Dana as seen from the west. The hike to the top goes up this face.
Elevation:	13,061 feet (3,981 metres)
Location:	California, USA
Range:	Sierra Nevada

<tr><td bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Coordinates: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>37° 53′ 59.64″ N 119° 13′ 15.93″ W <tr><td bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Topo map: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>USGS Mount Dana <tr><td bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Type: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>Metamorphic rock <tr><td bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Age of rock: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>Cretaceous <tr><td bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>First ascent: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>1863 by Josiah Whitney, William H. Brewer, and Charles Hoffmann <tr><td bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Easiest route: <td style="border-top:1px solid #e7dcc3" width=220>hike </table> Mount Dana is a mountain on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park and is the second highest peak within the park after Mount Lyell. The Dana Meadows lie at the foot of the mountain. They are named after James Dwight Dana, a professor of geology at Yale. Mount Dana is composed of reddish metamorphic rock. Mount Dana is a class 1 climb (hike), 3 miles and 3100' elevation gain from the park entrance at Tioga Pass. Mt. Dana is typically climbed from its western face, and its northern face includes a small, receding glacier known as the Dana Glacier.

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
  • Surrounding area map from Google Maps
  • Location in the United States from the Census Bureau

See also: Mount Dana