Simmons Peak is a

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, in the

Tuolumne Meadows Tuolumne Meadows () is a gentle, dome-studded, sub-alpine meadow area along the Tuolumne River in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park in the United States. Its approximate location is . Its approximate elevation is . The term ''Tuolumn ...

region of

Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The p ...

. In difficulty, its routes range from

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to . It is a few miles north of Mount Lyell. Simmons Peak is the 12th-highest mountain in Yosemite, if not often climbed, partially due to its not being on the Sierra Club's '' Sierra Peaks Section SPS List''.

Near to Simmons Peak

All of the following are near, to Simmons Peak:

References

External links

Mentions the first ascent, by non-Indian climbers

One YouTube, Simmon's Peak Yosemite

Another YouTube, the view from the summit
Mountains of Yosemite National Park Mountains of Madera County, California Mountains of Tuolumne County, California {{Yosemite-stub