Table Mountain (Mount Brewer)
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| Elevation | 13,627 feet (4,154 m) |
| Location | California, United States |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Prominence | 541 feet (165 m) |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Brewer |
| First ascent | August 25, 1908 Gilbert Hassell Fred Shoup Paul Shoup |
This article is about Table Mountain in Tulare County, California (USGS Mount Brewer). For other uses, see Table Mountain (disambiguation).
Table Mountain is the tallest of peaks so named in the Sierra Nevada of the US state of California. It lies on the Kings-Kern Divide between Mount Brewer and Mount Kaweah, its unusually flat summit rising to 13,627 feet (4,154 m). Its name originated in Clarence King's notes from 1865, and was used in maps as early as 1873.
[edit] References
- Farquhar, Francis P. [1926]. Place Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved on 2007-08-12.
- USGS GNIS: Table Mountain
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