White Mountain | |
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False White Mountain (left) and White Mountain (right) from the northeast | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,057 ft (3,675 m) NAVD 88 |
Prominence | 617 ft (188 m) |
Listing | Highest mountains of Yosemite NP |
Coordinates | 37°56′49″N 119°18′35″W / 37.94694°N 119.30972°W / 37.94694; -119.30972 |
Geography | |
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Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Tuolumne |
Protected area | Yosemite National Park |
Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1917 by Walter L. Huber |
White Mountain is a mountain in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. White Mountain is near both Mount Conness and Ragged Peak. It is the 18th highest mountain within the park's boundaries.
White Mountain should not be confused with two other similarly named peaks in California: False White Mountain, also in Yosemite, and White Mountain Peak, in the White Mountains of Inyo County and the third-highest mountain in California.
On climbing White Mountain
White Mountain is a class 2 climb.
References
- ^ "White Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ ASteele. "White Mountain, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "White Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- Noondueler. "False White Mountain". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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