White Top Mountain is a summit in Inyo County, California, United States.
Description White Top Mountain is part of the Cottonwood Mountains which are the northern extension of the Panamint Range.Historic Resource Study, a History of Mining in Death Valley National Monument,, Volume 1, Linda W. Greene, 1981, p. 12. It is set within Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains to Death Valley via Dry Bone Canyon. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the valley floor in . The mountain is composed of Ordovician limestone, a marine sedimentary rock.Geologic Map of California Death Valley Sheet, Robert Streitz, 1974, State of California Department of Conservation, conservation.ca.gov This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, White Top Mountain has a cold desert climate, with the lower valleys in a hot desert climate zone. Temperatures average between 0 °F to 30 °F in January, and 50 °F to 100 °F in July. Typical of high deserts, summer temperatures can be exceedingly hot, while winter temperatures can be very cold. Snowfall is common, but the snow melts rapidly in the arid and sunny climate. Rainfall is very low, and the evaporation rate classifies the area as desert.
See also Geology of the Death Valley area
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External links White Top Mountain: Weather forecast