Whorl Mountain
Whorl Mountain rises to 3,667 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the south-southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Matterhorn Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 13 miles off.
The story
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. Whorl Mountain is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of Matterhorn Peak. 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.
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Wikidata Q49089731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3667 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 13 mi
- Lembert Dome · 13 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 15 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Matterhorn Peak: 1.3 mi
- Twin Peaks: 1.5 mi
- Virginia Peak: 1.5 mi
- Horse Creek Peak: 1.5 mi
- Finger Peaks: 1.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 4.5 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 10.9 mi
- LeConte Falls: 11.1 mi
- California Falls: 11.3 mi
- White Cascade: 11.6 mi
- Jordan Spring: 9.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.5 mi
- The Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 13.8 mi
- The Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 11.7 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 12.0 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 12.0 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 12.4 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 13.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Locomotive Point: 19.2 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 23.8 mi
- East Flange Rock: 24.1 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 13.7 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 16.4 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 19.6 mi
- Bridgeport: 20.8 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 22.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 7.5 mi
- Bennettville: 11.6 mi
- Dog Town: 12.1 mi
- Bodie: 22.3 mi
- Masonic: 24.8 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 15.3 mi
- Upside-Down House: 16.4 mi
- South Tufa Area: 21.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.8 mi
- Indian Arch: 22.6 mi
- Mono County Museum: 15.1 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 15.2 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 22.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 14.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.4 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Whorl Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | SSE 155° | 3,825 m | 8.1 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | SE 129° | 3,791 m | 5.4 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | E 96° | 3,774 m | 6.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ENE 64° | 3,756 m | 1.5 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | N 4° | 3,749.3 m | 1.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | ENE 69° | 3,731 m | 1.7 mi |
| North Peak | SSE 149° | 3,728 m | 7.4 mi |
| The Dragtooth | N 358° | 3,695.4 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796339
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 21 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 25 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 26 mi
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