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Mountain · United States · Cathedral Range

Mount Lyell

Elevation
3,993 m
#1,446
in the world
#390
in United States
1,927 m
prominence

Mount Lyell is a mountain in United States, rising to 3,993 m, the 390th highest in United States, part of the Cathedral Range.

Elevation
3,993 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,927 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#1,446
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Mount Lyell

Mount Lyell lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
3,993 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,927 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
37.739, -119.272

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#390of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Cathedral Range
#1of 12
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,446of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Maclure3,869 m1.0 km
Rodgers Peak3,921 m2.1 km
Simmons Peak3,789 m3.1 km
Mount Florence3,816 m3.9 km
Electra Peak3,779 m4.0 km
Mount Ansel Adams3,569 m4.7 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Lyell.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
ClovisUnited States104,180109 km
ChowchillaUnited States18,510111 km
MaderaUnited States64,208111 km
MercedUnited States82,436118 km
SangerUnited States24,950118 km

About this mountain

The Cathedral Range peak stands 3,993 m high, with topographic prominence of 1,927 m above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. Mount Maclure lies 1 km away at 3,869 m, and Rodgers Peak stands 2.1 km distant at 3,921 m.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
2Churchill Peaks6,186 m
3South Peak6,186 m
4North Peak5,920 m
5Archdeacons Tower5,859 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m

Common questions

How tall is Mount Lyell?
Mount Lyell rises to 3,993 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Mount Lyell?
Mount Lyell is in United States, in California.
Where does Mount Lyell rank?
It is the 390th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #1,446 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Mount Lyell?
Clovis, United States, about 109 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.