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Jepson Peak

Coordinates: 34°06′10″N 116°50′41″W / 34.1027889°N 116.844746°W / 34.1027889; -116.844746
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Jepson Peak
Jepson Peak
Highest point
Elevation11,209 ft (3,417 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence125 ft (38 m)[1]
ListingHundred Peaks Section[2]
Coordinates34°06′10″N 116°50′41″W / 34.1027889°N 116.844746°W / 34.1027889; -116.844746[3]
Geography
LocationSan Bernardino County, California
Parent rangeSan Bernardino Mountains
Topo mapUSGS San Gorgonio Mountain
Climbing
Easiest routeStrenuous hike, class 1[2]

Jepson Peak is a summit, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of San Gorgonio Mountain, in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. It is the second highest summit in Southern California,[4] but most authors would not rank this peak because it has less than 300 feet (91 m) of prominence and does not qualify as an independent peak.[5]

The peak is named for Willis Linn Jepson, who was a University of California botanist and a charter member of the Sierra Club.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jepson Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Jepson Peak". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. ^ "Jepson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ^ "Jepson Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  5. ^ "When is a mountain really a molehill?". Retrieved 2014-03-02.