Brown Peak (Kern County, California)

Brown Peak
Elevation 8,095 ft (2,467 m) NGVD 29[1]
Location
Location Kern County, California, USA
Range Piute Mountains, Sierra Nevada
Coordinates [2]
Topo map USGS Piute Peak

Brown Peak is a peak located in Kern County, California. The peak is located on King Solomons Ridge at the head of Haight Canyon, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southwest of Liebel Peak and 12.5 miles (20 km) north of Loraine, California in Sequoia National Forest.

Brown Peak is named for Charlie Brown, a miner who lived in the area during the early 1900s.[2]

References

  1. ^ USGS. Piute Peak quadrangle, California (Map). 1:24000. 7.5 Minute Topographic. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=35.4844001&lon=-118.4239721&datum=nad83&zoom=4&size=l. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 
  2. ^ a b "Brown Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:270035. Retrieved 2008-11-00.