Whorl Mountain (Yosemite)

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Whorl Mountain
Whorl Mountain is located in California
Whorl Mountain
Whorl Mountain
Whorl Mountain
Highest point
Elevation12,039 ft (3,669 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence673 ft (205 m)[1]
Coordinates38°04′27″N 119°23′00″W / 38.0741212°N 119.3834283°W / 38.0741212; -119.3834283Coordinates: 38°04′27″N 119°23′00″W / 38.0741212°N 119.3834283°W / 38.0741212; -119.3834283[2]
Geography
Location
Parent rangeRitter Range
Topo mapUSGS Matterhorn Peak
Climbing
First ascentJuly 9,1933 by Herbert Blanks, Kenneth May and Eliot Sawyer[3]
Easiest routeExposed scramble, class 3.[3]

Whorl Mountain is a mountain in the northern part of Yosemite National Park, well north of Mount Conness, and barely inside the boundary of Yosemite. Whorl Mountain is the 22nd-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.[4]

Whorl Mountain is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of Matterhorn Peak.[5] Bath Mountain is 4.6 miles (7.4 km) west-south-west, and Excelsior Mountain is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to the southeast.

On climbing Whorl Mountain[]

Whorl Mountain is a class 3 climb.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Whorl Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. ^ "Whorl Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. ^ a b c Secor, R. J. (1997). The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails (1st ed. revised). Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-0898869712.
  4. ^ "Yosemite NP Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. ^ "Whorl Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

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