Mount Florence

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]

Mount Florence
Mt. Florence (left of center), from Glacier Point
Highest point
Elevation	12,567 ft (3,830 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	801 ft (244 m)[1]
Listing	Sierra Peaks Section Peak[2] WSC Emblem Peak[3]
Coordinates	37°44′23″N 119°18′58″W[4]
Naming
Etymology	Florence Hutchings
Geography
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Location	Yosemite National Park Madera County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Cathedral Range[1]
Topo map	USGS Mount Lyell
Climbing
Easiest route	Simple scramble, class 2[2]

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]

Mountain	Distance
Electra Peak
Fletcher Peak
Foerster Peak
Mount Maclure	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Simmons Peak	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Mount Lyell	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Parsons Peak	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Parsons Peak	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Vogelsang Peak	3.1 miles (5.0 km)