# Liberty Cap (California)

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Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, USA

Liberty Cap Liberty Cap is next to Nevada Fall Highest point Elevation 7,080 ft (2,160 m) NAVD 88[1] Prominence 956 ft (291 m)[1] Parent peak Half Dome[2] Coordinates 37°43′43″N 119°31′57″W / 37.728533°N 119.532556°W / 37.728533; -119.532556[1] Geography Liberty Cap Location in California Show map of California Liberty Cap Liberty Cap (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S. Parent range Sierra Nevada Topo map USGS Half Dome Geology Rock age Cretaceous Mountain type Granite dome Climbing Easiest route Scramble, class 2–3[3]

**Liberty Cap** is a [granite dome](/source/Granite_dome) in [Yosemite National Park](/source/Yosemite_National_Park), California, United States which lies at the extreme northwestern margin of Little Yosemite Valley. It lies adjacent, to the north of [Nevada Fall](/source/Nevada_Fall), on the [John Muir Trail](/source/John_Muir_Trail). It rises 1,700 feet (520 m) feet from the base of Nevada Fall to a peak elevation of 7,080 ft (2,158 m). A smaller, mesa-like dome called [Mount Broderick](/source/Mount_Broderick) stands immediately adjacent to Liberty Cap.

## Origin of the name

[California Governor](/source/California_Governor) [Leland Stanford](/source/Leland_Stanford) visited [Yosemite](/source/Yosemite_Valley) in 1865, and he and [James Hutchings](/source/James_Hutchings) visited [Nevada Fall](/source/Nevada_Fall). Stanford didn't like any proposed names, and, looking at [half-dollar](/source/Half_cent_(United_States_coin)) reputably produced by Hutchings, saw a resemblance between the Liberty Cap and the [coin](/source/Coin)'s [cap of liberty](/source/Cap_of_liberty) and decided the name better,.[4]

## Climbing

The easiest routes starts at [Happy Isles](/source/Happy_Isles) in [Yosemite Valley](/source/Yosemite_Valley) and follow either the [John Muir Trail](/source/John_Muir_Trail) or the [Mist Trail](/source/Mist_Trail) to the top of [Nevada Falls](/source/Nevada_Falls). Cross the bridge over the [Merced River](/source/Merced_River) and climb the short ridge. From the granite slabs on the ridge ascend the Northeast Gully ([class 2–3](/source/Yosemite_Decimal_System)) to the summit.[3]

There are a number of [technical routes](/source/Technical_climb) on Liberty Cap ranging in difficulty from class 5.8 to 5.11.[3]

Climbing Liberty Cap requires a wilderness permit, obtainable at all Yosemite visitor centers.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pb_1-2) ["Liberty Cap, California"](http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=21399). *Peakbagger.com*. Retrieved March 31, 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-loj_2-0)** ["Liberty Cap"](https://listsofjohn.com/PeakStats/Climbers.php?Id=58201). *ListsOfJohn.com*. Retrieved March 31, 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sp_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sp_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sp_3-2) ["Liberty Cap"](https://www.summitpost.org/page/151618). *SummitPost.org*. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Yosemite_Valley_Place_Names_4-0)** Hartesveldt, Richard J. (1955). ["Yosemite Valley Place Names"](http://www.yosemite.ca.us/library/yosemite_valley_place_names/#l). Retrieved May 2, 2016.

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