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Mount Humphreys

Mount Humphreys
Mount Humphreys east face.jpg
Mount Humphreys from the east
Highest point
Elevation 13,992 ft (4,265 m)  NAVD 88
Prominence 2563 ft (781 m) 
Isolation 14.71 mi (23.67 km) 
Listing
Coordinates 37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W / 37.270545708°N 118.672999478°W / 37.270545708; -118.672999478Coordinates: 37°16′14″N 118°40′23″W / 37.270545708°N 118.672999478°W / 37.270545708; -118.672999478
Geography
Location Fresno / Inyo counties, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS Mount Tom
Climbing
First ascent 1904 by Edward C. Hutchinson and James S. Hutchinson
Easiest route Climb, class 4

Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada on the Fresno-Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 14th highest peak in California, and the highest peak in the Bishop area. The mountain was named by the California Geological Survey of 1873 for Andrew A. Humphreys, the chief engineer of the United States Army at the time.





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