| Bath Mountain | |
|---|---|
Bath Mountain Location in California | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,532 ft (3,210 m)1 |
| Prominence | 600 ft (180 m)2 |
| Coordinates | 38°3′29″N 119°27′53″W / 38.05806°N 119.46472°W / 38.05806; -119.46472 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada3 |
| Topo map | USGS Matterhorn Peak |
Bath Mountain is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States.4 With an elevation of 10,482 feet (3,195 m), Bath Mountain is the 517th highest summit in the state of California.5
Bath Mountain was so named when a USGS topographer took a bath in a lake at its base in 1905.6
References
References
- "Bath Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- "Bath Mountain". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- "Sierra Nevada". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bath Mountain
- "Bath Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.
38°03′29″N 119°27′53″W / 38.0580°N 119.4647°W / 38.0580; -119.4647