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Mount Ansel Adams is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California. At an elevation of 11,766 ft (3586 m). the summit is in Yosemite National Park near the park's eastern boundary. It lies 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northeast of Foerster Peak and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) west-southwest of Electra Peak[2] at the head of the Lyell Fork of the Merced River. It was named in 1985 for Ansel Adams, the preeminent landscape photographer, conservationist,[2] and member of the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club, a role he maintained for 37 years.[4][5]

Mount Ansel Adams
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Highest point
Elevation	11,766+ ft (3586+ m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	160 ft (49 m)
Coordinates	37°41′52″N 119°16′53″W[2]
Geography
Location	Yosemite National Park Madera County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Lyell
Climbing
First ascent	July 11, 1934 by Glen Dawson, Jack Riegelhuth and Neil Ruge[3]
Easiest route	Exposed scramble, class 3[3]

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Le mont Ansel Adams (en anglais : Mount Ansel Adams) est un sommet de la Sierra Nevada, aux États-Unis. Il culmine à 3 594 mètres d'altitude dans le comté de Madera, à la frontière entre la Yosemite Wilderness, dans le parc national de Yosemite, et l'Ansel Adams Wilderness, dans la forêt nationale de Sierra, en Californie.

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