White Mountain
White Mountain rises to 3,674 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the southeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is False White Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
White Mountain is a mountain in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. White Mountain is near both Mount Conness 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, in the White Mountains of Inyo County and the third-highest mountain in California.
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Wikidata Q49089386, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,674 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 4 mi
- Lembert Dome · 5 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 5 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- False White Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mount Conness: 1.5 mi
- North Peak: 2.5 mi
- Ragged Peak: 2.6 mi
- Sheep Peak: 3.0 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 6.5 mi
- White Cascade: 6.6 mi
- California Falls: 7.4 mi
- LeConte Falls: 7.9 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 8.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.6 mi
- Jordan Spring: 9.3 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 10.5 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 14.5 mi
- Coyote Spring: 17.1 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 4.4 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 5.6 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Lee Vining: 10.4 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 10.6 mi
- Dore Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Diving Board: 18.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 20.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 20.4 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 20.4 mi
- Indian Village: 20.4 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 10.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 10.4 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 13.6 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 17.1 mi
- Clark Canyon: 24.2 mi
- Upside-Down House: 10.4 mi
- South Tufa Area: 15.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 15.8 mi
- Perched Boulder: 17.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 17.8 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Bennettville: 2.7 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 11.3 mi
- Dog Town: 16.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 19.5 mi
- Bodie: 24.4 mi
- Danburg Beach: 10.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 12.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 15.7 mi
- June Lake Beach: 16.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.7 mi
- Warm Springs: 22.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of White Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | SE 124° | 3,976 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | SE 132° | 3,893 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Conness | NNW 335° | 3,825 m | 1.5 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | N 2° | 3,791 m | 5.4 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | NNE 13° | 3,774 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Warren | ENE 58° | 3,758 m | 5.6 mi |
| North Peak | N 354° | 3,728 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mammoth Peak | SSE 158° | 3,685 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807709
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 17 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 20 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 21 mi
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