Mount Le Conte, John Muir Wilderness

Name: Mount Le Conte
Address: John Muir Wilderness, United States

#42 among attractions in John Muir Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Le Conte is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada of California. The boundary between Inyo and Tulare counties runs along the crest of the Sierra, across Mount Le Conte. The mountain was named in 1895 for Joseph Le Conte, the first professor of geology and natural history at the University of California. ()

First ascent: 1925Elevation: 13936 ftProminence: 1003 ftCoordinates: 36°32'27"N, 118°15'7"W

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John Muir Wilderness United States

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Mount Le Conte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: East Face, Mount Carillon, Mount Whitney Trail, Mount Muir.

3.4 miNW
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
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Hiking, Hiking trail
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Muir, Mount Whitney
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3.5 miW
Mountain
Mount Hitchcock, Mount Whitney
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Mountain
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1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
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2.4 miSW
Mountain
Mount Pickering, Mount Whitney
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3 miSW
Mountain
Joe Devel Peak, Mount Whitney
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Mountain
Mount Young, Mount Whitney
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2.3 miW
Mountain
Mount Newcomb, Mount Whitney
59 min walk • Mount Newcomb is a 13,422-foot-elevation mountain summit located just west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is 2.8 miles south of Mount Whitney, 1.1 mile northeast of Mount Chamberlin, and 3.5 miles west of Mount Corcoran. Mt.