Jepson Peak

Jepson Peak
Jepson Peak
Jepson Peak San Bernardino County, California
Highest point
Elevation	11,209 ft (3,417 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	125 ft (38 m)[1]
Listing	Hundred Peaks Section[2]
Coordinates	34°06′10″N 116°50′41″W[3]
Geography
Location	San Bernardino County, California
Parent range	San Bernardino Mountains
Topo map	USGS San Gorgonio Mountain
Climbing
Easiest route	Strenuous hike, class 1[2]

Jepson Peak is a summit, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of San Gorgonio Mountain, in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. It is the second highest summit in Southern California,^[4] but most authors would not rank this peak because it has less than 300 feet (91 m) of prominence and does not qualify as an independent peak.^[5]

The peak is named for Willis Linn Jepson, who was a University of California botanist and a charter member of the Sierra Club.^[2]

References

1. "Jepson Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
2. "Jepson Peak". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
3. "Jepson Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
4. "Jepson Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
5. "When is a mountain really a molehill?". Retrieved 2014-03-02.