Mount Andrea Lawrence (Yosemite)  Mount Andrea Lawrence — informally, Gem Peak —is a mountain, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. It is the 17th highest mountain, in Yosemite National Park. It is southeast of Tuolumne Meadows. Mount Andrea Lawrence was named for Andrea Mead Lawrence, who was a conservationist, a three-time Olympian and also former member of the Mono County Board of Supervisors. On January 20, 2013, a bill was signed, by President Obama, so Mount Andrea Lawrence is recently named  Mount Andrea Lawrence is near the John Muir Trail, and is also near Donohue Peak, Koip Peak, Blacktop Peak, Kuna Peak, Parker Peak, and Mount Wood.