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Mount Jepson
Mountain in the state of California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Jepson is a 13,390-foot-elevation (4,081 meter) summit located on the shared boundary of Fresno County and Inyo County in California, United States.[4]
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Mount Jepson | |
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![]() Northeast aspect, centered at top | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 13,390 ft (4,081 m)[1] |
Prominence | 334 ft (102 m)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Sill (14,159 ft)[3] |
Isolation | 0.60 mi (0.97 km)[3] |
Coordinates | 37°05′20″N 118°29′43″W[4] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Willis Linn Jepson |
Geography | |
Location | Kings Canyon National Park Fresno / Inyo Counties California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Split Mountain |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cretaceous |
Mountain type | Fault block |
Type of rock | Granodiorite[5] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1939 |
Easiest route | class 2[3] |
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