White Mountain (Yosemite)
Appearance
White Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,057 ft (3,675 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 617 ft (188 m) |
Coordinates | 37°56′49″N 119°18′35″W / 37.94694°N 119.30972°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1917 by Walter L. Huber[2] |
White Mountain is a mountain, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. White Mountain is near both Mount Conness and Ragged Peak.[2] It is the 18th highest mountain, in Yosemite National Park.[3]
It is important not to confuse White Mountain with two other peaks:
- False White Mountain[4], with which White Mountain has been confused, and
- White Mountain Peak, the third-highest mountain, in California
On climbing White Mountain
White Mountain is a class 2 climb.[2]
References
- ^ a b "White Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ a b c ASteele. "White Mountain, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Noondueler. "False White Mountain". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.