False White Mountain is a mountain, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. It is the 24th highest mountain, in Yosemite National Park.[3] False White Mountain can be climbed, as a day hike, from Tioga Pass.[2]

False White Mountain
False White Mountain (left) and White Mountain (right) from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation12,002 ft (3,658 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence482 ft (147 m)
Coordinates37°56′N 119°18′W / 37.933°N 119.300°W / 37.933; -119.300[1]
Geography
False White Mountain is located in California
False White Mountain
False White Mountain
False White Mountain
False White Mountain is located in the United States
False White Mountain
False White Mountain
False White Mountain (the United States)
LocationYosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 to class 3[2]

False White Mountain is near Mount Conness, Tioga Peak, Mount Dana, and Lembert Dome, thus is in the Tuolumne Meadows area.[4]

Of importance, False White Mountain has been often confused with White Mountain, thus the "false" reference.[2]

There have been proposals, to re-name False White Mountain, as Peak 12,002, Sharsmith Peak, False White, and False White Mountain Peak.[5]

Climate

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False White Mountain is located in an alpine climate zone.[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "False White Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  2. ^ a b c Noondueler. "False White Mountain". summitpost.org. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. ^ Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Big Oak Flat-groveland Unified, CA". google. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. ^ "A proposal to formally name SHARSMITH PEAK in Yosemite National Park/Inyo National Forest for Ranger-Naturalist Dr. CARL W. SHARSMITH (1903-1994)". name4carl.org. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Climate of the Sierra Nevada". Encyclopædia Britannica.