Mt Hutchings-10,777' (The Sphinx) (36.8327167, -118.6009332)
Legal: T__S, R__E, Sec__
| Deg | Min | Vertical Deg | Min | Distance | Visible | |
| Delilah |
85
|
50
|
3
|
7
|
28.8
|
Yes, barely on a good day |
| Park Ridge |
68
|
19
|
2
|
43
|
20.5
|
|
| Buck Rock |
65
|
11
|
2
|
33
|
15.9
|
Description:
James Mason Hutchings (1818-1902), pioneer of the Yosemite; author and publisher of Hutchings’ California Magazine; Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California, 1860; In the Heart of the Sierras, 1886. Hutchings climbed Mount Whitney in 1875, and name may have been given during that trip. It dates back at least to 1891, as it appears on map illustrating article by John Muir in Century Magazine, November, 1891. On Muir’s map it appears farther west than on the U.S.G.S. map of 1905, but the latter is in accord with the Le Conte map of 1896, and the Davis map of 1896. From Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar
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