[DOC] [TLE] Mount Whitney - Wikipedia [PAR] Mount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States and the 
Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4421.0 m). It is on the boundary 
between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, 84.6 ... Survey named the peak 
after Josiah Whitney, the State Geologist of California and benefactor of the 
survey. [DOC] [TLE] Names on the Range - College of Arts and Sciences - University of ... [PAR] But the California Geological Survey headed by Josiah D. Whitney certainly 
intensified and entrenched ... Marshall named Sing Peak (10,552 ft) after Tie Sing
, a. [DOC] [TLE] Mount_Whitney : dfinition de Mount_Whitney et synonymes de ... [PAR] 1.the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high) .... 
named the peak after Josiah Whitney, the State Geologist of California and... [DOC] [TLE] Climbing Mount Whitney: Highest Mountain in California [PAR] Mount Whitney, a popular peak for climbing, is California's highest mountain and 
the ... A brass USGS benchmark on the summit lists the elevation as 14,494 feet 
... Survey named the peak for Josiah Whitney, California's State Geologist and... [DOC] [TLE] AmeriSurv.com - Surveyor's Peak [PAR] Apr 11, 2009 ... New Mexico's Wheeler Peak (13,161 feet) was named after George Montague ... 
California has Mount Whitney (14,494 feet; in Sequoia National Park) ... Canada, 
Whitney in 1860 was appointed state geologist of California. [DOC] [TLE] California Geography from NETSTATE [PAR] Information about California state geography, topography, and climate. ... sea 
level, with Mt. Whitney, at 14,494 feet, the highest peak in the United States south 
of Alaska. ... Visit the Sierra Nevadas at the United States Geological Survey. ... 
Sometimes called the Great Valley, the Central Valley is about 450 miles long 
from... [DOC] [TLE] Mount Whitney | mountain, California, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] Highest peak (14494 feet [4418 metres] above sea level) in the 48 ... It was 
named for the geologist Josiah Dwight Whitney, and it was first climbed in 1873 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Climb the highest mountain, but how high is Mt. Whitney? | Sierra ... [PAR] Oct 31, 2012 ... In August, I called the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to confirm the ... 
The USGS benchmark has an NGVD29 elevation of 14,494 feet, but the ... climb 
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coterminous United States. ... Mount Whitney was named by The California 
Geological Survey who chose to name the peak for Josiah Whitney, California's 
State Geologist... [DOC] [TLE] Mt. Whitney - Bob Burd's Trip Reports [PAR] Aug 26, 2013 ... Mt. Whitney (14,494 ft.) ... state geologist and chief of the California State 
Geological Survey ('Whitney ... 'On setting the level, it was seen at once that there 
were two peaks equally high .... Erwin Gudde, California Place Names. [DOC] [TLE] How high is Mt. Whitney? Depends on when you ask | News ... [PAR] Apr 17, 2013 ... The highest peak in the contiguous United States may be an even 14,500 ft., ... 
Mount Whitney, named after a former state geologist, is one of the West Coast's ... 
changed Mount Whitney's estimated altitude from 14,494 feet to 14,505. ... Chris 
Wills, a supervising engineering geologist with the California... [DOC] [TLE] Sequoia and Kings Canyon - National Park Service [PAR] Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. California. National Park Service ... 
highest mountain in the contiguous 48 states, Mount Whitney, reaches 14,494 
feet of elevation. Big trees, high peaks, and deep canyons in North America's 
longest single ... conservationist John Muir explored and named the Giant Forest. [DOC] [TLE] Gazetteers - Maps - California - Research Guides at Humboldt State ... [PAR] Dec 7, 2015 ... California Peaks (Climber.org) Alphabetical list of 1993 peaks that range in 
elevation from 5710 ft. to 14494 ft. ... California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer 
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Question: This 14,494-foot California peak was named for a California state geologist
Answer: Mount Whitney