Lyell
Americannoun
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Sir Charles, 1797–1875, English geologist.
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Mount, a mountain in E central California, in Yosemite National Park, in the Sierra Nevada. 13,114 feet (3,997 meters).
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Also Lyall. a mountain on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, in the Rocky Mountains. 11,520 feet (3,511 meters).
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Lyell found his way to Austin, Texas, while Welty returned to her parents’ home on Pinehurst Street in Jackson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Welty and Lyell were about the same age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Lyell but, in recent years, has spread to communities on the central and eastern slopes of the Sierra, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
Lyell shrew, a mouse-like mammal that lives in the central Sierra Nevada, has never been photographed in the 100 years since it was discovered.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
Not quite as remarkable in character but more influential than all the others combined was Charles Lyell.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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