Mount Conness

Mount Conness
from the south, showing Conness Glacier
Highest point
Elevation12,590 ft (3,840 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,630 ft (802 m)[2]
Parent peakMount Dana[3]
Listing
Coordinates37°58′01″N 119°19′17″W / 37.967040447°N 119.321287011°W / 37.967040447; -119.321287011[1]
Geography
Mount Conness is located in California
Mount Conness
Mount Conness
Location in California
LocationMono / Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Tioga Pass[2]
Climbing
First ascent1864 by Clarence King and James T. Gardiner[5]
Easiest routeScramble, class 2[4]

Mount Conness is a 12,590 foot (3,840 m) mountain in the Sierra Nevada range, to the west of the Hall Natural Area. Conness is on the boundary between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park. The Conness Glacier lies north of the summit.

  1. ^ a b "Mount Conness". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Conness, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  3. ^ "Mount Conness". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  4. ^ a b "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  5. ^ Whitney, Josiah D. (1870). Yosemite Guide Book. p. 92. Retrieved 2009-01-04.