Mount Hutton
Mount Hutton is located in California
Mount Hutton
Mount Hutton
Highest point
Elevation11,990 ft (3,650 m)[1]
Prominence470 ft (140 m)[1]
Isolation3.18 km (1.98 mi)[1]
Coordinates36°7′33″N 118°47′58″W / 36.12583°N 118.79944°W / 36.12583; -118.79944[2]
Naming
EtymologyJames Hutton
Geography
CountryUnited States of America
StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
Protected areaSierra National Forest
Parent rangeSierra Nevada

Mount Hutton is a 11,990-foot (3,650 m) summit located in the John Muir Wilderness area of the Sierra National Forest. A nearby smaller peak of this mountain is called Blackcap Mountain. In 1973 this mountain was named for James Hutton whose work laid the foundation for the modern field of geology.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Hutton, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Hutton, CA". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Taylor, Kenneth (2014) Names on the Range: Scientists and Science in the Naming of Sierra Nevada Features. Poster presented at the 39th symposium of the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO), Asilomar Conference Grounds, California.https://ou.edu/content/dam/cas/hsci/docs/Taylor,_Kenneth_-_Names_on_Range.pdf
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