| Mount Florence | |
| Elevation Ft: | 12567 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 801 |
| Range: | Cathedral Range |
| Map: | USA California#USA |
| Map Width: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 37.7398°N -119.316°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo Map: | USGS Mount Lyell |
| Easiest Route: | Simple scramble, |
| Etymology: | Florence Hutchings |
Mount Florence is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. Its easiest route is a scramble. Mount Florence is the tenth highest mountain in Yosemite.[3] [4] Deep in the Yosemite backcountry, Mount Florence is not often climbed, though on the trip, one passes through spectacular scenery, on all approaches.[5]
August 23, 1864, Florence Hutchings, "Floy" as she was nicknamed, was the first white child, born in Yosemite Valley. She was also nicknamed the "Yosemite Tomboy," and lived a non-comformist life, riding horses, was scornful of disapproval, did not fear peril, and swore. She had a zest for life, and died young, in 1881, at the age of 17. She knew John Muir, who named Mount Florence for her.[6] [7]
She was religious and worked as a caretaker of the Yosemite Valley Chapel.[8]
All of the following are close to Mount Florence:[9] [5]