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White Mountain Peak, the Glossary

White Mountain Peak (or simply White Mountain), at, is the highest peak in the White Mountains of California, the highest peak in Mono County, and the third highest peak in the state after Mount Whitney and Mount Williamson.^[1]

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White Mountains (California)

Altitude

Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object.

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Arête

An arête is a narrow ridge of rock that separates two valleys.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Cascade Range

The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California.

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Contiguous United States

The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States of America in central North America.

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Fourteener

In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a fourteener (also spelled 14er) is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least.

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Igneous rock

Igneous rock, or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic.

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Inyo Mountains

The Inyo Mountains are a short mountain range east of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California in the United States. White Mountain Peak and Inyo Mountains are Inyo National Forest.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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List of California county high points

This is a list of 58 counties of the U.S. State of California by their points of highest elevation.

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List of mountain peaks of California

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the U.S. State of California.

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List of the highest major summits of North America

The following sortable table comprises the 403 mountain peaks of greater North AmericaThis article defines greater North America as the portion of the continental landmass of the Americas extending westward and northward from the Isthmus of Panama plus the ocean islands surrounding that landmass.

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List of the highest major summits of the United States

The following sortable table comprises the 477 mountain peaks of the United States with at least of topographic elevation and at least of topographic prominence.

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List of the most prominent summits of the United States

The following sortable table comprises the 200 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the United States of America.

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List of ultras of North America

The following sortable tables comprise the most topographically prominent mountain peaks of greater North America.

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Metavolcanic rock is volcanic rock that shows signs of having experienced metamorphism.

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Mono County, California

Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Mount Shasta

Mount Shasta (Shasta: Waka-nunee-Tuki-wuki; Karuk: Úytaahkoo) is a potentially active volcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. White Mountain Peak and Mount Shasta are fourteeners of California, mountains of Northern California and north American 4000 m summits.

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Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney (Paiute: Tumanguya; Too-man-i-goo-yah) is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of. White Mountain Peak and mount Whitney are fourteeners of California, Inyo National Forest, mountains of Northern California and north American 4000 m summits.

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Mount Williamson

Mount Williamson, at an elevation of, is the second-highest mountain in both the Sierra Nevada range and the state of California, and the sixth-highest peak in the contiguous United States. White Mountain Peak and mount Williamson are fourteeners of California, mountains of Northern California and north American 4000 m summits.

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Mountain biking

Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes.

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Owens Valley

Owens Valley (Mono: Payahǖǖnadǖ, meaning "place of flowing water") is an arid valley of the Owens River in eastern California in the United States.

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Physiology

Physiology is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.

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Sierra Nevada

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin.

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Topographic prominence

In topography, prominence or relative height (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountain_Peak

Also known as White Mountain (California).