Amelia Earhart Peak

Amelia Earhart Peak is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 11,968 feet (3,648 m), Amelia Earhart Peak is the 304th highest summit in the state of California.[2]

The summit was named in the 1960s for aviator Amelia Earhart.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amelia Earhart Peak
  2. ↑ "Amelia Earhart Peak". Peakery.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

Coordinates: 37°47′10″N 119°17′18″W / 37.7860°N 119.2884°W / 37.7860; -119.2884


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