White Mountain is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

in the northern part of

Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ar ...

. White Mountain is near both

Mount Conness Mount Conness is a 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. History Mount ...

and Ragged Peak. It is the 18th highest mountain within the park's boundaries. White Mountain should not be confused with two other similarly named peaks in California: False White Mountain, also in Yosemite, and

White Mountain Peak White Mountain Peak (or simply White Mountain), at , is the highest peak in the White Mountains of California, the highest peak in Mono County, and the third highest peak in the state after Mount Whitney and Mount Williamson. It is the four ...

, in the White Mountains of

Inyo County Inyo County () is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The county seat is Independence. Inyo County is o ...

and the third-highest mountain in California.

On climbing White Mountain

White Mountain is a climb.

References

External links and references

A YouTube, ''View from the White Mountain next to Mt Conness in Yosemite''
Mountains of Yosemite National Park Mountains of Madera County, California {{Yosemite-stub