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Mount Cedric Wright

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is significant as the west aspect rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 meters) above the surrounding terrain in approximately one mile. The
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is a 12,372-foot-elevation (3,771-meter) mountain summit located one mile west of the crest of the
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scattered Wright's ashes on the slopes of his namesake mountain.
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from the mountain drains into Woods Creek, a tributary of the
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traverses below the west aspect of this remote peak. The
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It is situated in eastern 195: 162: 18: 33:North-northwest aspect, from Pinchot Pass 506:United States Department of the Interior 712:Mountains of Kings Canyon National Park 474: 391:United States Board on Geographic Names 345:, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southeast of 208:Mount Cedric Wright (the United States) 707:Mountains of Fresno County, California 603:The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra 526:The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra 486: 484: 482: 480: 478: 7: 579:"Cedric Wright, Mount - 12,368' CA" 546: 544: 542: 463:List of mountain peaks of California 497:Geographic Names Information System 14: 552:"Mount Cedric Wright, California" 722:Mountains of Northern California 447: 194: 187: 161: 154: 27: 502:United States Geological Survey 1: 727:Sierra Nevada (United States) 717:North American 3000 m summits 407:Köppen climate classification 381:The peak's name commemorates 369:was made August 25, 1935, by 211:Show map of the United States 49:12,372 ft (3,771 m) 605:, 1976, Sierra Club Books, 528:, 1976, Sierra Club Books, 82:1.17 mi (1.88 km) 743: 339:Kings Canyon National Park 254:Kings Canyon National Park 110:36.9040503°N 118.3876615°W 690:Mt. 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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Colosseum Mountain
Isolation
Coordinates
36°54′15″N 118°23′16″W / 36.9040503°N 118.3876615°W / 36.9040503; -118.3876615
Etymology
George Cedric Wright
Mount Cedric Wright is located in California
Mount Cedric Wright is located in the United States
California
Fresno
Kings Canyon National Park
Parent range
Sierra Nevada
Topo map
USGS
First ascent
Easiest route
class 2
hiking
Sierra Nevada
Fresno County
California
Kings Canyon National Park
Independence
Crater Mountain
Mount Wynne

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