Explore the rugged and remote high country of southern Yosemite National Park. This advanced peak challenge is based on the NPS's official map and includes all peaks lying south of Tioga Road that are shown on the map. A vast region with some of the best mountain scenery in the US, you'll likely have most of these peaks all to yourself. A companion to the Yosemite North Peaks Challenge. Note: excludes class 4-5 peaks (Cathedral, Fairview, Unicorn, and Starr King) and Yosemite Valley peaks (featured in a separate challenge on peakery). Based on this official NPS map: https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/YOSEmap1.pdf
Highest peak
Mount Lyell
13,114 ft / 3,997 m
Most prominent peak
Mount Dana
2,417 ft / 736 m prom
Most summited peak
Mount Dana
76 summits
Most difficult peak
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Difficulty breakdown
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Highlights
Latest summits
"SPS (133/247)
My final tune up before the 2023 Sierra Challenge. In a last ditch effort to grow more red blood cells, I planned a day hike to Mt Florence in Yosemite National Park. I convinced Zee and Levi to join me, and proposed a 5am start time from Mt Lyell Trailhead. Everything was suggesting that it would be a great day in the mountains until I overslept my alarm by 2 hours! I told Levi and Zee to start off without me, and I hit the trail myself a little after 6:30am. I power walked through up the very gradual Rafferty Creek trail to Vogelsang Camp and Pass. Then I jogged down the switchbacks to the Lewis Creek Drainage, left the trail and headed cross country towards Lake 10,541. I booted up the steep but soft snow up to the notch at 11,200+ feet. I noticed two people way above me on the western slopes of Mt Florence and made an effort to catch them. At around 12,000 ft I caught the first person but he was neither Zee nor Levi. Then I climbed over the false summit and saw the others resting on the true summit. They ended up only having to wait 45 minutes for me, which means I shaved off 45 minutes from their time. We spent a long time on the summit then began our hike bac..." — seancasserly • Jul 29, 2023
"Consolation prize after bailing from Lyell (and our high cross country route) the day before. Nearly 10 years since I first climbed this peak. I love the view from the summit - you can see all the major peaks in Yosemite." — edg • Jun 16, 2022
"Day hike out of Quartz Mountain TH, about 24 miles. Traverse to Triple Divide over Edna Peak was the most tedious part, would have been easier to drop off completely over sticking to the ridge. " — Christopher • Jun 14, 2022
"Day hike out of Quartz Mountain TH, about 24 miles. Traverse to Triple Divide over Edna Peak was the most tedious part, would have been easier to drop off completely over sticking to the ridge. " — Christopher • Jun 14, 2022
"Super warm day. Snow was rapidly melting and we observed rockfall onto the glacier. We made it up to the col and failed at finding < class 4 rock to make it up to the summit plateau. Disappointing to make it so close to the summit, but I'm glad to have seen the Lyell glacier before it melts." — edg • Jun 14, 2022