Olancha Peak

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Olancha Peak
Elevation 12,120 ft (3,694 m)
Location Tulare / Inyo counties, California, USA
Range Sierra Nevada
Prominence 3,080 ft (939 m)
Coordinates 36°15′55″N 118°07′06″W / 36.26528, -118.11833
Topo map USGS Olancha

Olancha Peak is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The mountain rises to an elevation of 12,120 ft (3,694 m) on the Tulare-Inyo county border.[1] The peak is also one of the highest in the Sierra Nevada south of Mount Whitney.[2] Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation the mountain receives consists of snow.[3]

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  1. ^ Olancha Peak, USGS OLANCHA (CA) Topo Map. USGS Quad maps. Topozone.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
  2. ^ Google Earth images.
  3. ^ Subsection M261Eo - Glaciated Batholith. USDA, Forest Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.

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