Mount Broderick
Mount Broderick is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States.[1] With an elevation of 6,696 feet (2,041 m), Mount Broderick is the 1573rd highest summit in the state of California.[2]
| Mount Broderick | |
|---|---|
 Mount Broderick on the left, Liberty Cap on the right | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,706 ft (2,044 m) |
| Prominence | 466 feet (142 m) |
| Parent peak | Half Dome |
| Geography | |
  Mount Broderick Location in California  Mount Broderick Mount Broderick (the United States) | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park |
Mount Broderick was named for David C. Broderick, a United States Senator from California.[3]
There are rock climbing routes on Mount Broderick.[4]
Climbing Mount Broderick requires a wilderness permit, obtainable at all Yosemite visitor centers.
Left to rightː Half Dome, Mount Broderick, Liberty Cap, Nevada Fall. From the southwest at Clark Point.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Broderick
- "Mount Broderick". Peakery.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.
- Reed, Shaun (June 26, 2014). "Mount Broderick Rock Climbing". Mountainproject.
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