Bath Mountain
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 | |
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![]() ![]() 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 |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada[3] |
Topo map | USGS Matterhorn Peak |
Bath Mountain was so named when a USGS topographer took a bath in a lake at its base in 1905.[6]
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 12 February 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.
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