Antimony Peak
| Antimony Peak | |
|---|---|
  Antimony Peak  Antimony Peak Location in California | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,851 ft (2,088 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 888 ft (271 m) [1] |
| Listing | Hundred Peaks Section[2] |
| Coordinates | 34°52′37″N 119°06′44″W / 34.8769197°N 119.1123291°WCoordinates: 34°52′37″N 119°06′44″W / 34.8769197°N 119.1123291°W [3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kern County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | San Emigdio Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Pleito Hills |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike, class 1[2] |
Antimony Peak is a steep peak located in southern Kern County, in the San Emigdio Mountains of the Transverse Ranges of California.
The land is administered by the Los Padres National Forest. It was named in 1854 by W. P. Blake, a Pacific Railroad surveyor, after he identified a suspected vein of silver ore on the mountain as being the metalloid antimony.[4]
Antimony specimen from Antimony Peak
References
- 1 2 "Antimony Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- 1 2 "Antimony Peak". Hundred Peaks Section List. Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
- ↑ "Antimony Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ↑ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed.). University of California Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.
External links
- "Antimony Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
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