Whorl Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 12,039 ft (3,669 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 673 ft (205 m)[1] |
Listing | Highest mountains of Yosemite NP |
Coordinates | 38°04′27″N 119°23′00″W / 38.0741212°N 119.3834283°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Tuolumne |
Protected area | Yosemite National Park |
Parent range | Ritter Range |
Topo map | USGS Matterhorn Peak |
Climbing | |
First ascent | July 9,1933 by Herbert Blanks, Kenneth May and Eliot Sawyer[3] |
Easiest route | Exposed scramble, class 3.[3] |
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 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of Matterhorn Peak.[5] Bath Mountain is 4.6 miles (7.4 km) west-south-west, and Excelsior Mountain is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to the southeast.