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Brown Peak (Kern County, California)

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Brown Peak
Brown Peak is located in California
Brown Peak
Brown Peak
Location in California, U.S.
Highest point
Elevation8,095 ft (2,467 m) NGVD 29[1]
Geography
LocationKern County, California, U.S.
Parent rangePiute Mountains, Sierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Piute Peak

Brown Peak is a peak located in Kern County, California. The peak is located on King Solomons Ridge at the head of Haight Canyon, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southwest of Liebel Peak and 12.5 miles (20 km) north of Loraine, California in Sequoia National Forest.

Brown Peak is named for Charlie Brown, a miner who lived in the area during the early 1900s.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Brown Peak". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Brown Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-03-14.