White Mountain (Yosemite)

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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 [1]
Prominence 617 ft (188 m)
Coordinates 37°56′49″N119°18′35″W / 37.94694°N 119.30972°W / 37.94694; -119.30972 Coordinates: 37°56′49″N119°18′35″W / 37.94694°N 119.30972°W / 37.94694; -119.30972 [1]
Geography
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White Mountain
White Mountain
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White Mountain
White Mountain (the United States)
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. [3] White Mountain is near both Mount Conness and Ragged Peak. [2] It is the 18th highest mountain within the park's boundaries. [4]

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White Mountain should not be confused with two other similarly named peaks in California: False White Mountain, [5] 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. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 ASteele. "White Mountain, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  3. "White Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. Noondueler. "False White Mountain". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.