Mount_Florence_(Yosemite)

Mount Florence (Yosemite)

Mount Florence (Yosemite)

Mountain in Yosemite National Park

This article is about Mount Florence. For Florence Peak in Sequoia National Park, see Florence Peak (California).

Mount Florence is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. Its easiest route is a class 2 scramble. Mount Florence is the tenth highest mountain in Yosemite.[5][6] Deep in the Yosemite backcountry, Mount Florence is not often climbed, though on the trip, one passes through spectacular scenery, on all approaches.[7]

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The mountain's name

August 23, 1864, Florence Hutchings, "Floy" as she was nicknamed, was the first white child, born in Yosemite Valley. She was also nicknamed the "Yosemite Tomboy," and lived a non-comformist life, riding horses, was scornful of disapproval, did not fear peril, and swore. She had a zest for life, and died young, in 1881, at the age of 17. She knew John Muir, who named Mount Florence for her.[8][9]

She was religious and worked as a caretaker of the Yosemite Valley Chapel.[10]

Near to Mount Florence

All of the following are close to Mount Florence:[11][7]

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References

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    "Western States Climbers Qualifying Peak List". Climber.org. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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    "Yosemite NP Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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    Mrchad9. "Yosemite's Highest Peaks". summitpost.org. Retrieved 24 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    Mrchad9. "Mount Florence, California, United States, North America". summitpost.org. Retrieved 23 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "Young Florence Hutchings Was Yosemite's Legendary Lady". undiscovered-yosemite.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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    Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkley: Wilderness Press. p. 72. ISBN 089-9971199.
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    "Growing Up in Yosemite: Florence Hutchings". yosemiteconservancy.org. September 13, 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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    "Mount Florence". anyplaceamerica.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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