Cathedral Range - Definition and Overview

The Cathedral Range is a mountain range immediately to the South of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park, USA. It is a beautiful range, sculpted by glaciers out of granite. The tops of the peaks in the range were above the level of the highest glaciation, and are therefore uneroded and spire-like. The range is named after Cathedral Peak, which is shaped like a cathedral, because of this differential erosion.

The Cathedral Range as seen from the North. Cathedral Peak is on the right.

External links

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.80&longitude=-119.34&zoom=5)
  • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.80&lon=-119.34&s=500&size=m&layer=DRG250)
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver (http://terraservice.net/map.aspx?t=1&s=16&lon=-119.34&lat=37.80&w=750&h=500)