White Mountain is a mountain in the northern part of Yosemite National Park.[3] White Mountain is near both Mount Conness and Ragged Peak.[2] It is the 18th highest mountain within the park's boundaries.[4]
| White Mountain | |
|---|---|
 False White Mountain (left) and White Mountain (right) from the northeast | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,057 ft (3,675 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 617 ft (188 m) |
| Listing | Highest mountains of Yosemite NP |
| Coordinates | 37°56′49″N 119°18′35″W / 37.94694°N 119.30972°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  White Mountain White Mountain  White Mountain White Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tuolumne |
| Protected area | Yosemite National Park |
| Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1917 by Walter L. Huber[2] |
White Mountain should not be confused with two other similarly named peaks in California: False White Mountain,[5] also in Yosemite, and White Mountain Peak, in the White Mountains of Inyo County and the third-highest mountain in California.
On climbing White Mountain
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edit- ^ a b "White Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ a b c ASteele. "White Mountain, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "White Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Kelliher, Mat. "Yosemite NP Peaks". peakbagger.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Noondueler. "False White Mountain". summitpost.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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