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| ID: | 269051 |
| Name: | Mount Whitney |
| Class: | Summit (Definitions) |
| History: | Proposal to change name to Mount Churchill rejected by Board on Geographic Names (BGN) September 14, 1965. (US-T121) |
| Description: | Highest elevation in California at 14494 feet, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) south of Mount Russell and 1.4 km (0.9 mi) north of Mount Muir. (US-T121) |
| Citation: | U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps. |
| Entry Date: | 19-Jan-1981 |
| *Elevation: | 14478/4413 |
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*Elevations in feet/meters from the National Elevation Dataset |