Mount Broderick is a summit in

Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

. With an elevation of , Mount Broderick is the 1573rd highest summit in the state of California. Mount Broderick was named for

David C. Broderick David Colbreth Broderick (February 4, 1820 – September 16, 1859) was an attorney and politician, elected by the legislature as Democratic U.S. Senator from California. Born in Washington, DC, to Irish immigrant parents, he lived in New York unt ...

, a United States Senator from California. There are rock climbing routes on Mount Broderick. Climbing Mount Broderick requires a wilderness permit, obtainable at all Yosemite visitor centers.

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Peakbagger on Mount Broderick
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