Mount Le Conte (or LeConte ) 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 (1823–1901), the first professor of geology and natural history at the University of California .
4-552: Mount Le Conte (or Mount LeConte ) can refer to: Mount Le Conte (California) Mount Le Conte (Tennessee) Le Conte Mountain (Washington) LeConte Point [ ceb ; wikidata ] , mountain in Yosemite National Park See also [ edit ] Mount Lecointe in Antarctica [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of mountains with
8-532: Is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Mount Whitney , and is flanked to the northwest by Mount Mallory , and to the southeast by Mount Corcoran . The southwest side of Mount Le Conte drains into Rock Creek, thence into the Kern River , which ends in the Central Valley of California. The north side of Mount Le Conte drains into Meysan Creek, thence into Lone Pine Creek, which ends in
12-749: The Owens Valley . The east side of Le Conte drains into Tuttle Creek, and thence into Diaz Lake in the Owens Valley. The southwest side is in Sequoia National Park while the north and east is in the John Muir Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest . The Pacific Crest Trail enters the park from the south at Siberian Pass about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Mount Le Conte, and runs through
16-653: The same or similar names This set index article includes a list of mountains that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. List of mountains with the same or similar names Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Le_Conte&oldid=1240269838 " Category : Set index articles on mountains Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata All set index articles Mount Le Conte (California) Mount Le Conte
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