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of this mountain was made July 16, 1896, by Walter Starr Sr. and Allen
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from the west side of this mountain drains into Golden Creek, and from the east side into
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49:12,835 ft (3,912 m)
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899:Four Gables
797:Mount Starr
652:Sierra Club
463:East aspect
421:zone. Most
383:Sierra Club
355:Mount Abbot
347:Inyo County
315:Mount Starr
277:Mount Abbot
209:Mount Starr
176:Mount Starr
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108:118°45′55″W
95:Coordinates
65:Parent peak
22:Mount Starr
1207:Categories
1146:Loch Leven
1110:Rock Creek
1079:Williamson
1069:University
1004:Pilot Knob
934:Huntington
758:2022-06-25
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546:References
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243:California
241:counties,
105:37°25′44″N
55:Prominence
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909:Graveyard
852:Mountains
150:Geography
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1039:Stanford
979:Morrison
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518:See also
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399:Minarets
283:Climbing
269:Topo map
229:Location
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