Deerhorn_Mountain

Deerhorn Mountain

Deerhorn Mountain

Peak in the Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California

Deerhorn Mountain is a 13,264-foot (4,043 m)[1] peak in the Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California. It is located along the Kings-Kern Divide in the southern part of Kings Canyon National Park.[2]

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According to Place Names of the Sierra Nevada (Peter Browning), it was "named in 1895 by J. N. LeConte because of the resemblance of its double summit to two horns."[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deerhorn Mountain
  2. [2]
    "Deerhorn Mountain". Peakbagger. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Deerhorn Mountain". Summitpost. 23 Feb 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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