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Double Mountain (California)

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Coordinates:35°02′00″N118°29′12″W / 35.033251128°N 118.486727003°W /35.033251128; -118.486727003

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Mountain in California, United States

This article is about the mountain in California. For other peaks, seeDouble Mountain.

Double Mountain
Tehachapi Mountain, Double Mountain and Covington Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	7,993 ft (2,436 m) NAVD 88^[1]
Prominence	3,821 ft (1,165 m)^[2]
Coordinates	35°02′00″N118°29′12″W / 35.033251128°N 118.486727003°W /35.033251128; -118.486727003
Geography
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Location	Kern County,California, U.S.
Parent range	Tehachapi Mountains
Topo map	USGS Tehachapi South

Double Mountain is the highest point in theTehachapi Mountains ofCalifornia. It has two summits of nearly the same elevation. It is south of the town ofTehachapi,Highway 58 andTehachapi Pass.^[2]^[3]Due to its elevation, the mountain receives snowfall during the winter.^[4]

Natural history

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South of Double Mountain the Tehachapi Range has a large rounded crest, whose eastern flank is quite steep.^[5]This crest is the southern terminus of the range of the hybrid Alvord oak,Quercus × alvordiana.^[6]

References

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^"Double".NGS Data Sheet.National Geodetic Survey,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,United States Department of Commerce. RetrievedAugust 1, 2009.
^^a ^b"Double Mountain, California".Peakbagger.com. RetrievedAugust 1, 2009.
^Tehachapi quadrangle, California (Map). 1:62500. 30x60 Minute Topographic.USGS. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2010.
^"Subsection M261Es - Tehachapi - Piute Mountains". USDA, Forest Service. Archived fromthe original on May 14, 2010. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2014.
^Twisselmann, Ernest C. (1967).A flora of Kern County, California. University of San Francisco.OCLC 678356.
^Hogan, PhD, C. Michael (2008). Stromberg, N. (ed.)."Blue Oak: Quercus douglasii". GlobalTwitcher.com. Archived fromthe original on February 28, 2012. RetrievedAugust 1, 2009.

External links

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"Double Mountain".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior. RetrievedAugust 1, 2009.

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