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Central Yosemite Sierra

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Mount Florence (12,561 ft/3829 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	1,610 sq mi / 4,169 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	42 mi / 68 km North-South 105 mi / 169 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 39' N; 120° 3' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central Yosemite Sierra
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Central Yosemite Sierra.

Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Parent)
Northern Yosemite	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central Yosemite Sierra	Level 5
West Yosemite Foothills	Level 6 (Child)
Central Yosemite Plateau	Level 6 (Child)
Yosemite Valley	Level 6 (Child)
Cathedral Range	Level 6 (Child)
Ritter Range-East Yosemite	Level 5 (Sibling)
South Yosemite Crest	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central Yosemite Sierra

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Florence	12,561	3829	Cathedral Range
2.	Peak 12520	12,520+	3816+	Cathedral Range
3.	Simmons Peak	12,497	3809	Cathedral Range
4.	Peak 12320	12,320+	3755+	Cathedral Range
5.	Parsons Peak	12,147	3702	Cathedral Range
6.	Amelia Earhart Peak	11,974	3650	Cathedral Range
7.	Vogelsang Peak	11,493	3503	Cathedral Range
8.	Fletcher Peak South	11,480+	3499+	Cathedral Range
9.	Peak 11480	11,480+	3499+	Cathedral Range
10.	Fletcher Peak	11,410	3478	Cathedral Range
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Florence	12,561	3829	Cathedral Range
2.	Mount Hoffmann	10,850	3307	Central Yosemite Plateau
3.	Tenaya Peak	10,301	3140	Yosemite Valley
4.	Bald Mountain	7261	2213	West Yosemite Foothills

Photos of Peaks in the Central Yosemite Sierra

Simmons Peak The Southeast Ridge of Simmons, viewed from the summit (2013-07-11). Photo by Christopher Wessels. Click here for larger-size photo.	Parsons Peak Looking up at Parsons Peak after a little sip from Ireland Lake (2016-09-09). Photo by Jobe Wymore. Click here for larger-size photo.
Parsons Peak-Northwest Ridge There wasn't a cairn at the HP so i built one where the Peakbagger app indicated the county line merging with Tuolumne Co (2016-08-12). Photo by Dick Ellsworth. Click here for larger-size photo.	Amelia Earhart Peak From the Ireland Lake Trail about a mile before the lake. I forget the name of these meadows. That's Parsons on the far right with the rounded summit, Simmons in the background (2018-07-10). Photo by Lucas Lochner. Click here for larger-size photo.
Vogelsang Peak Vogelsang Peak (left) above Vogelsang Lake, viewed from the NE (2016-07-24). Photo by Lucas Lochner. Click here for larger-size photo.	Echo Ridge Echo Ridge with Echo Peaks below (2013-09-24). Photo by John Morrow. Click here for larger-size photo.
Rafferty Peak Eastern talus slope to Rafferty Peak (2016-07-13). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.	Peak 11105 PK11105's northern aspect from Johnson. Rafferty and PK11357 to left (2016-07-12). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cockscomb Views of Tuolumne looking down from Unicorn peak (2019-09-14). Photo by Emily Cheng. Click here for larger-size photo.	Johnson Peak View of Johnson Peak's western aspect from PK11105 (2016-07-12). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.

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