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 (centered) Donohue Peak (left), Blacktop Peak (at top)
Highest point
Elevation	12,240 ft (3,730 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	800 ft (240 m)
Coordinates	37°47′N 119°13′W[1]
Geography
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Location	Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Climbing
Easiest route	class 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 a 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

External links and references

• A topographic map, of the area of Mount Andrea Lawrence

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