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This mountain's name honors esteemed park ranger James
Randall "Randy" Morgenson (1945–1996), who vanished in July 1996 while on patrol in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park. Despite one of the most intense search-and-rescue operations in National Park Service history, his body wasn't found until
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traverses to the south of the mountain, providing an approach option. Mt. Morgenson ranks as the 20th-highest summit in
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and so it does not appear on USGS maps. Instead, Mount Randy
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Mendenhall, John D. and Ruth; Johnson, Arthur B.; Gigas, Braeme; Koster, Howard (1954).
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five years later. This peak's unofficial name has not been adopted by the
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Mt. Morgenson left, Mt. Russell right, Mt. Williamson in the background.
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