| Mount Ansel Adams | |
| Elevation: | 11,766+ ft (3586+ m) |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Map: | USA California#USA |
| Map Size: | 220 |
| Label Position: | left |
| Location: | Yosemite National Park Madera County, California, U.S. |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 37.6977°N -119.2813°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Lyell |
| First Ascent: | July 11, 1934 by Glen Dawson, Jack Riegelhuth and Neil Ruge[3] |
| Easiest Route: | Exposed scramble, |
Mount Ansel Adams is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California with an elevation of 11,766 ft (3,586 m). The summit is in Yosemite National Park near the park's eastern boundary. It lies 0.8miles northeast of Foerster Peak and 1.3miles 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]