Whorl Mountain
Matterhorn Peak

Sat, Aug 17, 2002

With: Tom Burd
Joe Hanssen
Vishal Jaiswal
Chris Ridell
Justin Wasielewski

 Etymology
Whorl Mountain
Matterhorn Peak
 Story Photos / Slideshow Map Profile
Matterhorn Peak previously climbed Sat, Aug 4, 2001
later climbed Fri, Aug 3, 2007

Whorl Mountain (12,033 ft.)

Named by USGS in 1907

"Probably named by the USGS during the 1905-09 survey for the Bridgeport 30' map; it is on the first edition, 1911. It has been suggested that the name 'Whorl' is meant in its botanical sense: several leaves or branches growing out of the same place. (YNP files.) The mountain has three closely associated peaks; the name applies to the middle one."
- Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada
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