Mount Le Conte (California)
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Mount Le Conte | |
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Elevation | 4,246 metres (13,930 ft) |
Location | California, USA |
Range | Sierra Nevada |
Prominence | 306 m (1,003 ft) |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Topo map | USGS Mount Whitney |
Mount Le Conte (or LeConte) is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada of California. The border between Inyo and Tulare Counties runs along the crest of the Sierra, across Mt. Le Conte. The mountain was named in 1895 after Joseph Le Conte (1823–1901), the first professor of geology and natural history at the University of California. Mount Le Conte is about 3.5 mi (5.5 km) southeast of Mount Whitney, and is flanked to the northwest by Mount Mallory, and to the southeast by Mount Corcoran.
The southwest side of Mount Le Conte drains into Rock Creek, thence into the Kern River, which ends in the Central Valley of California. The north side of Mt. Le Conte drains into Meysan Creek, thence into Lone Pine Creek, which ends in the Owens Valley. The east side of Le Conte drains into Tuttle Creek, and thence into Diaz Lake in the Owens Valley.
The southwest side, in Tulare County, is in Sequoia National Park. The north and east sides, in Inyo County, are in the John Muir Wilderness Area of the Inyo National Forest. The Pacific Crest Trail enters Sequoia NP from the south at Siberian Pass about 5 mi. south of Le Conte, and runs through the park a few miles west of the crest of the mountains.
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- Mount Le Conte (California) is at coordinates Coordinates: