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Lee Vining Peak

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449: 437: 194: 161: 187: 408: 154: 29: 461: 364:, where he accidentally shot himself in the groin with the pistol in his pocket. In 1901 the name was adopted as "Leevining Peak", and in 1955 the board changed it to "Lee Vining Peak." 94: 436: 448: 670: 186: 680: 579: 353: 460: 685: 675: 421: 153: 655: 570: 618: 497: 575: 253: 690: 356:
to honor Leroy Vining, an early pioneer who in 1852 established a small mining camp that would later become the town of
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in less than four miles (6.4 km), and 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above
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Lee Vining Peak (centered) seen from Mono Lake. Mount Warren to right.
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Lee Vining Peak (left) and Mount Warren (center) seen from Mono Lake.
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is significant as the summit rises 5,300 feet (1,600 meters) above
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Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier
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Lee Vining Peak and Mount Warren seen from Mono Lake.
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The mountain's toponym was officially adopted by the
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Dana 27: 576:United States Geological Survey 632:"Climate of the Sierra Nevada" 537:"Lee Vining Peak - 11,690' CA" 1: 686:Sierra Nevada (United States) 676:North American 3000 m summits 510:"Lee Vining Peak, California" 392:from this mountain drains to 209:Show map of the United States 49:11,690 ft (3,563 m) 344:in two miles (3.2 km). 82:1.80 mi (2.90 km) 707: 110:37.9724109°N 119.1986658°W 609:Roger D. McGrath (1987), 145: 26: 115:37.9724109; -119.1986658 59:490 ft (149 m) 637:Encyclopædia Britannica 358:Lee Vining, California 176:Show map of California 173:Location in California 324:, on land managed by 691:Inyo National Forest 326:Inyo National Forest 312:mountain range, in 106: /  654:Weather forecast: 334:Topographic relief 39:Highest point 566:"Lee Vining Peak" 380:originate in the 322:Hoover Wilderness 299: 298: 698: 642: 641: 628: 622: 607: 601: 596: 590: 589: 587: 586: 562: 551: 550: 548: 547: 533: 524: 523: 521: 520: 506: 500: 486: 463: 451: 439: 416: 414:Mountains portal 411: 410: 409: 342:Lee Vining Creek 288: 237: 228:California, U.S. 210: 196: 195: 189: 177: 163: 162: 156: 121: 120: 118: 117: 116: 111: 107: 104: 103: 102: 99: 31: 19: 706: 705: 701: 700: 699: 697: 696: 695: 661: 660: 656:Lee Vining Peak 651: 646: 645: 630: 629: 625: 608: 604: 597: 593: 584: 582: 564: 563: 554: 545: 543: 541:listsofjohn.com 535: 534: 527: 518: 516: 508: 507: 503: 487: 480: 475: 470: 467: 464: 455: 452: 443: 440: 430: 412: 407: 405: 402: 386:orographic lift 370: 350: 308:located in the 302:Lee Vining Peak 295:Southeast slope 286: 235: 215: 214: 213: 212: 211: 208: 207: 204: 203: 202: 201: 200:Lee Vining Peak 197: 180: 179: 178: 175: 174: 171: 170: 169: 168: 167:Lee Vining Peak 164: 114: 112: 108: 105: 100: 97: 95: 93: 92: 34: 22:Lee Vining Peak 17: 12: 11: 5: 704: 702: 694: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 663: 662: 659: 658: 650: 649:External links 647: 644: 643: 623: 602: 591: 552: 525: 514:Peakbagger.com 501: 477: 476: 474: 471: 469: 468: 465: 458: 456: 453: 446: 444: 441: 434: 431: 429: 426: 425: 424: 418: 417: 401: 398: 378:weather fronts 374:alpine climate 369: 366: 362:Aurora, Nevada 349: 346: 297: 296: 290: 282: 281: 277: 276: 271: 265: 264: 260: 259: 251: 245: 244: 239: 231: 230: 221: 217: 216: 205: 199: 198: 191: 190: 184: 183: 182: 181: 172: 166: 165: 158: 157: 151: 150: 149: 148: 147: 146: 143: 142: 138: 137: 134: 128: 127: 123: 122: 90: 84: 83: 80: 74: 73: 67: 61: 60: 57: 51: 50: 47: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 703: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 668: 666: 657: 653: 652: 648: 639: 638: 633: 627: 624: 620: 619:9780520060265 616: 612: 606: 603: 600: 595: 592: 581: 577: 573: 572: 567: 561: 559: 557: 553: 542: 538: 532: 530: 526: 515: 511: 505: 502: 499: 498:9781594857386 495: 491: 488:R. 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Index


Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Mount Warren
Isolation
Coordinates
37°58′21″N 119°11′55″W / 37.9724109°N 119.1986658°W / 37.9724109; -119.1986658
Etymology
Lee Vining Peak is located in California
Lee Vining Peak is located in the United States
Mono County
California, U.S.
Parent range
Sierra Nevada
Topo map
USGS
Type of rock
granodiorite
Easiest route
class 2
summit
Sierra Nevada
Mono County
California
Hoover Wilderness
Inyo National Forest
Mount Warren
Topographic relief
Mono Lake

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