The Cathedral Range is a mountain range immediately to the south of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park . The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada . The range is named after Cathedral Peak , which resembles a cathedral spire.
6-475: Vogelsang Pass is a mountain pass in the Cathedral Range of Yosemite National Park , at 10,680 ft (3,260 m). It lies between the cirque containing Vogelsang Lake and the valley with Lewis Creek. The pass also lies on the ridge between Fletcher Peak (11,410 ft or 3,480 m) and Vogelsang Peak (11,498 ft or 3,505 m). The pass was named by Colonel Harry Coupland Benson ,
12-526: Is Johnson Peak . The range runs beside the two Cathedral Lakes , just one mile southwest of Cathedral Peak. Hikers can access the lakes and Cathedral range by the John Muir trail from the trailhead in Tuolumne Meadows . The mountains were formed by glaciers carving out the granite material; also see Cathedral Peak Granodiorite . The tops of the peaks in the range were above the level of
18-534: Is a common starting point for hiking to Vogelsang Pass. The pass is 1 mi (1.6 km) and 300 ft (90 m) of elevation above Vogelsang Lake. Many mountains can be seen from the pass, including the Clark Range , Bernice Lake , Parsons Peak , Simmons Peak , Mount Maclure , and Mount Florence . The view has been called "one of the most stunning views in Yosemite National Park" by
24-758: The Superintendent of Yosemite National Park in 1907. It was named after either Alexander Vogelsang or his brother Charles Vogelsang , both of whom were on the California Fish and Game Commission . Alexander Vogelsang was subsequently the First Assistant United States Secretary of the Interior . Vogelsang Pass, like the rest of the Cathedral Range, is formed out of Cathedral Peak Granodiorite , which
30-519: The publisher of Sierra Rec magazine. The route from the pass to Vogelsang Peak is a class 2 scramble. Cathedral Range The range includes Cathedral Peak, Unicorn Peak, Eichorn Pinnacle, Echo Peaks , Echo Ridge, Matthes Crest , Rafferty Peak , Vogelsang Peak , Fletcher Peak and Cockscomb . The highest point in the range is Mount Florence , one of the most prominent peaks in the Yosemite high country. The highest peak in Tuolumne Meadows
36-489: Was formed approximately 87 million years ago. Due to its elevation, Vogelsang Pass is in the alpine zone of the Sierra Nevada, where the growing season is too short and cold to support trees. There are many alpine flowers near the pass, including rock fringe ( Epilobium obcordatum ) and alpine willow ( Salix arctica ). Numerous marmots ( Marmota flaviventris ) also live near the pass. Vogelsang High Sierra Camp
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