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Ackerson Mountain

Coordinates: 37°50′18″N 119°52′04″W / 37.83833°N 119.86778°W / 37.83833; -119.86778
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Ackerson Mountain
Ackerson Mountain is located in California
Ackerson Mountain
Ackerson Mountain
Highest point
Elevation5,243 ft (1,598 m)[1]
Coordinates37°50′18″N 119°52′04″W / 37.83833°N 119.86778°W / 37.83833; -119.86778[1]
Geography
LocationTuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada

Ackerson Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States.[2] With an elevation of 5,243 feet (1,598 m), Ackerson Mountain is the 2438th highest summit in the state of California.[3]

Ackerson Mountain was named in honor of James F. Ackerson, a figure in the California Gold Rush.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ackerson Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ackerson Mountain
  3. ^ "Ackerson Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.