Place: CA-Darwin's Bench

Darwin's Bench, Glacier, Mount-13,830' (Mt. Goddard)
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Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) author of “Origin of Species . . . . . Descent of Man,” and other works developing the theory of evolution.
Named in 1895 by Theodore S. Solomons as the highest summit of the “Evolution Group.” Solomons and E. C. Bonner attempted the ascent, but did not reach the summit. (Appalachia, 1896, VIII:1, p. 50.)
First recorded ascent by E. C. Andrews, Geological Survey of New South Wales, and Willard D. Johnson, U.S.G.S., August 12, 1908, Andrews alone reaching the highest point. (S.C.B., 1922, XI:3, p. 288; S.C.B., 1924, XII:1, pp. 88-90.) This may be the mountain climbed by John Muir in 1879 under the impression that he was on the peak designated Mount Humphreys on Hoffmann’s map. (S.C.B., 1922, XI:3, p. 250; Badè: Life and Letters of John Muir, 1923, I, p. 388.) Recent ascents are described in S.C.B., 1922, XI:3, pp. 286-289, and S.C.B., 1926, XII:3, p. 306.
From Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar

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