Mount Andrea Lawrence (Yosemite)

Mount Andrea Lawrence — informally, Gem Peak[2] —is a mountain, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. It is the 17th highest mountain, in Yosemite National Park.[3] It is southeast of Tuolumne Meadows.

Mount Andrea Lawrence
Mount Andrea Lawrence
Mount Andrea Lawrence
Mount Andrea Lawrence
Mount Andrea Lawrence (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation12,240 ft (3,730 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence800 ft (240 m)
Coordinates37°47′N 119°13′W [1]
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 to class 3

On Mount Andrea Lawrence's particulars

Mount Andrea Lawrence was named for Andrea Mead Lawrence, who was a conservationist, a three-time Olympian and also former member of the Mono County Board of Supervisors.

On April 29, 2010 U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and U.S. Representative Howard P. "Buck" McKeon announced legislation to rename Peak 12,240 in Mono County in memory of Lawrence.[4] On January 20, 2013, a bill was signed, by President Obama, officially naming Mount Andrea Lawrence.[5][6][7][8]

Mount Andrea Lawrence is near the John Muir Trail,[9] and is also near Donohue Peak,[2] Koip Peak, Blacktop Peak, Kuna Peak, Parker Peak, and Mount Wood.[10]

References
  1. "Mount Andrea Lawrence, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  2. mrchad9. "Mount Andrea Lawrence California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. Mrchad9. "Yosemite's Highest Peaks". summitpost.org. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. Archives | The Sheet – Part 2439. Thesheetnews.com. Retrieved on 2015-06-12.
  5. "H.R. 1818 (112th): Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011". govtrack.us. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. Boxall, Bettina (December 21, 2012). "Eastern Sierra peak will be named Mt. Andrea Lawrence". latimes.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  7. mrchad9. "Etymology". summitpost.org. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. Wickham, Ben (May 3, 2010). "Mt. Andrea Lawrence Honors Local Leader & Conservationist". friendsoftheinyo.org. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. Elizabeth Wenk (5 August 2014). John Muir Trail Data Book. Wilderness Press. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-0-89997-771-3.
  10. "Mount Andrea Lawrence Topo Map in Mono County CA". topozone.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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