areas. Backus Peak Five Fingers (Aquila) Mount Jenkins Morris Peak Owens Peak Russell Peak Bureau of Land Management page on Owens Peak Wilderness. United...
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Owens Peak is the highest point in the southern Sierra Nevada, at more than 8,400 feet (2,600 m) above sea level. The peak stands near the center of the...
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Owen Peak (71°53′S 63°8′W / 71.883°S 63.133°W / -71.883; -63.133) is a peak standing inland from Hilton Inlet, eastern Palmer Land, on the south side...
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The Owens River is a river in eastern California in the United States, approximately 183 miles (295 km) long. It drains into and through the Owens Valley...
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Lomatium shevockii (redirect from Owens Peak desertparsley)
Owens Peak desertparsley, or Owens Peak lomatium. It is endemic to Kern County, California, where it is known from only two occurrences at Owens Peak...
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It lies near many of the Sierra Nevada's highest peaks. The peak rises dramatically above the Owens Valley, sitting 10,778 feet (3,285 m) or just over...
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"Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and...
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opened 63 years ago in 1961. John Reily developed it initially as the Ward Peak Ski Resort, and had a vision to develop the terrain into a ski resort as...
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Olancha Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. It rises to an elevation of 12,132 feet (3,698 m) on the Tulare-Inyo county line in the...
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Rush, Lee Vining and Mill Creeks flow into Mono Lake; and the Owens River into dry Owens Lake. Although none of the eastern rivers reach the sea, many...
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Pyramid Peak is a mountain in the California's Sierra Nevada in the Crystal Range to the west of Lake Tahoe. It is the highest point in the Desolation...
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National Forest (35) Vasquez Rocks Agua Dulce Tehachapi Pass Walker Pass Owens Peak Wilderness (34) South Sierra Wilderness (34) Golden Trout Wilderness (34)...
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Mokelumne Peak is a peak in the Mokelumne Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Amador County, California, consisting of metamorphic and granitic rock. Mokelumne Peak has...
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Kern Peak is a mountain peak in Tulare County, California, in the southern Sierra Nevada. At 11,510 ft (3,508 m) in elevation and about 2,560 ft (780 m)...
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Antarctic exploration both as a reporter and in books. Owen Peak, originally named "Mount Russell Owen," was named in his honor after having traveled as a...
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Castle Peak is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada near I-80, Donner Pass, and the Nevada border. It is in the Tahoe National Forest not far off the...
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Additional uplift occurred when major faults developed to the east, forming Owens Valley from Basin and Range-associated extensional forces. Sierra uplift...
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those peaks, although they are usually accurate to within 50 feet. Pilot Knob (suspended) Owens Peak Spanish Needle Lamont Peak Sawtooth Peak Rockhouse...
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oldest living trees in the world. The forest, encompassing much of the Owens Valley, was established by Theodore Roosevelt as a way of sectioning off...
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Lakes John Krebs John Muir Kaiser Kiavah Mokelumne Monarch Mount Rose Owens Peak Owens River Headwaters Sacatar Trail Sequoia-Kings Canyon South Sierra Yosemite...
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the name of the mountains to the east of the Owens Valley when the first whites there asked the local Owens Valley Paiutes for the name of the mountains...
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The Kaweah Gap is flanked by Mount Stewart to the north and Eagle Scout Peak to the south. "Kaweah Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States...
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"Granite Chief, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-02-02. "Sierra Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-05...
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Observation Peak Olancha Peak Old Woman Mountains Ord Mountains Owens Peak Page Peaks Painted Lady Palomar Mountain Parker Peak Peter Peak Pickaninny Buttes...
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Banner Peak is the second tallest peak in the Ritter Range of California's Sierra Nevada. The mountain is 12,942 feet (3,945 m) tall, and there are several...
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Red Lake Peak (elevation 10,068 feet or 3,069 metres) is believed to be the vantage point from which John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss made the first...
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old wagon road into the Owens Valley once used by soldiers and cattlemen, cross the Chimney Peak Wilderness, . Chimney Peak Backcountry Byway The BLM...
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Freel Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range, a spur of the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe in California. The peak is on the boundary between El...
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the Owens Valley. It is more remote than Whitney in terms of access; however, as it sits east of the crest, it is actually a bit closer to the Owens Valley...
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Owens Valley (Mono: Payahǖǖnadǖ, meaning "place of flowing water") is an arid valley of the Owens River in eastern California in the United States. It...
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