Mt. Florence
Vogelsang Peak

Fri, Aug 4, 2006

With: Bill Peters
Evan Rasmussen
Rick Kent
Glenn Gookin
Sam Gookin
Mike Larkin
Matthew Holliman
Mark Thomas
Vlad Sofiyev
Joel Wilson
Ron Hudson
Owen Olsen
David Wright

 Etymology
Mt. Florence
Vogelsang Peak
 Story Photos / Slideshow Maps: 1 2 Profile
Mt. Florence previously climbed Wed, Jun 30, 1999
Vogelsang Peak previously climbed Sat, Jun 21, 2003

Mt. Florence (12,561 ft.)

Named by B. F. Taylor in 1886

Also Creek

"The mountain was named at the suggestion of B. F. Taylor in 1886, in memory of Florence, a daughter of James M. Hutchings. She was born in Yosemite Valley on Aug 23, 1864, and died there on Sept. 26, 1881. There is a Florence Peak of almost the same height in Sequoia NP."
- Erwin Gudde, California Place Names

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