Whorl Mountain (Yosemite)

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.[2]

Whorl Mountain
Whorl Mountain
Whorl Mountain
Whorl Mountain
Whorl Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation12,033 ft (3,668 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence673 ft (205 m)
Coordinates38°4′27″N 119°23′0″W[1]
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra Nevada

Whorl Mountain is just south of Matterhorn Peak.[3] Bath Mountain is west, and a bit south, and Excelsior Mountain is southeast, as are both North Peak and Tioga Peak. Twin Peaks and Virginia Peak are near.

On climbing Whorl Mountain

Whorl Mountain is a class 3 climb.[4]

References

  1. "Whorl Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  2. "Yosemite NP Peaks".
  3. "Whorl Mt. Rock Climbing". summitpost.org. July 30, 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  4. Lacroix, Bruce (July 30, 2015). "Whorl Mountain Rock Climbing". Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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