Whorl Mountain
About
Whorl Mountain is a summit of about 12,024 feet in Tuolumne County, California, inside Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Twin Lakes, about 6.6 miles away. The Hoover Wilderness climbing area lies about 1.5 miles away, and The Sawtooth Ridge is about 2.7 miles off. For hiking, the Horse Creek Route and Virginia Pass are both within about 3 miles.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
12,024 ft
Land manager
National Park Service
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Whorl Mountain
California
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Yosemite Wilderness · Wilderness
- Yosemite National Park · National Park Service
- Nearest town
- Twin Lakes, California · 6.6 mi
- Managed by
- National Park Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Yosemite National Park as of Oct 9, 2026:
Glacier Point Road is closed due to the Dome Fire until 10/10 at 7 am
Park Closure · posted Oct 9, 2026
Source: NPS Alerts API
Nearby
- Hoover WildernessRock climbing1.5 mi
- The Sawtooth RidgeRock climbing2.7 mi
- Horse Creek RouteHiking2.8 mi
- Summit PassHiking3.1 mi
- Virginia PassHiking3.1 mi
- Green Creek GroupCamping6.4 mi
- Trumbull LakeCamping7.1 mi
- Robinson CreekCanoeing9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
