Mt. Carillon
Mt. Russell
Mt. Whitney
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Sat, Aug 24, 2002

With: Michael Graupe
David Wright
Thad Kellam
John Wang

 Etymology
Mt. Carillon
Mt. Russell
Mt. Whitney
Mt. Muir
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Mt. Carillon later climbed Sun, May 7, 2006
Mt. Russell later climbed Sun, May 7, 2006
Mt. Whitney previously climbed Sun, Aug 12, 2001
later climbed Sun, Aug 12, 2007
Mt. Muir previously climbed Sun, Aug 12, 2001

Mt. Carillon (13,549 ft.)

Named by Chester Versteeg in 1938

"The name was proposed by Chester Versteeg for the peak's bell-tower shape; approved by the BGN in 1938. (INF archives.) However, another reason has been cited for the original name. 'From the winds which whistle across the crest and through its shattered summit rocks producing the music of a carillon tower.' (Los Angeles Times, March 30, 1938.)"
- Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada

From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]:

carillon
n 1: set of bells hung in a bell tower
2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
[syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon playing}]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

Carillon \Car"il*lon\, n. [F. carillon a chime of bells,
originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L.
quadrilio, fr. quatuer four.]

  1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys.
  2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
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