Whorl Mountain Explained

Whorl Mountain
Elevation Ft:12,039
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:673
Range:Ritter Range
Listing:Highest mountains of Yosemite NP
Country:United States
State:California
Subdivision2 Type:County
Subdivision2:Tuolumne
Subdivision3 Type:Protected area
Subdivision3:Yosemite National Park
Map:USA California#USA
Map Size:200
Coordinates:38.0741°N -119.3834°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Matterhorn Peak
First Ascent:July 9,1933 by Herbert Blanks, Kenneth May and Eliot Sawyer[3]
Easiest Route:Exposed scramble, .
Fetchwikidata:ALL

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 south of Matterhorn Peak.[5] Bath Mountain is west-south-west, and Excelsior Mountain is to the southeast.

On climbing Whorl Mountain

Whorl Mountain is a climb.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 13559. Whorl Mountain, California. 2019-03-13.
  2. 255235 . Whorl Mountain . 2021-11-19.
  3. Book: Secor, R. J. . The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes and Trails (1st ed. revised) . 1997 . The Mountaineers Books . Seattle . 978-0898869712 .
  4. 242999 . Yosemite NP Peaks . 2021-11-19.
  5. 150646 . Whorl Mountain . 2021-11-19.