White Mountain (Yosemite)

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]

White Mountain
White Mountain
White Mountain
White Mountain
White Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation12,057 ft (3,675 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence617 ft (188 m)
Coordinates37°56′49″N 119°18′35″W[1]
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra Nevada
Climbing
First ascent1917 by Walter L. Huber[2]

It is important not to confuse White Mountain with two other peaks:

  1. False White Mountain[4], with which White Mountain has been confused, and
  2. White Mountain Peak, the third-highest mountain, in California

On climbing White Mountain

White Mountain is a class 2 climb.[2]

References

  1. "White Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ASteele. "White Mountain, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. Noondueler. "False White Mountain". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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