Whorl 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 ...

, well north of

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 barely inside the boundary of Yosemite. Whorl Mountain is the 22nd-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park. Whorl Mountain is south of

Matterhorn Peak Matterhorn Peak is located in the Sierra Nevada, in California, at the northern boundary of Yosemite National Park. At elevation, it is the tallest peak in the craggy Alps-like Sawtooth Ridge and the northernmost peak in the Sierra Nevada. T ...

Bath Mountain Bath Mountain is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States. With an elevation of , Bath Mountain is the 517th highest summit in the state of California. Bath Mountain was so named when a USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...

is west-south-west, and

Excelsior Mountain Excelsior Mountain is the 21st-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park, on the northeastern border of Yosemite. It is the next high peak, north of Mount Conness. Excelsior Mountain is mostly made of rust-colored metamorphic rock, similar to ...

is to the southeast.

On climbing Whorl Mountain

Whorl Mountain is a climb.

Gallery

File:Whorl Mountain from Matterhorn Peak.jpg File:Whorl Mountain summit.jpg, Whorl Mountain summit File:Whorl Mountain (Yosemite).jpg, South aspect

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External links and references

A topographic map of Whorl Mountain
Mountains of Yosemite National Park Mountains of Tuolumne County, California North American 3000 m summits Mountains of Northern California Sierra Nevada (United States)