Mt. Newcomb
Mt. Chamberlin
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Sun, Aug 12, 2007

With: Michael Graupe

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Mt. Newcomb
Mt. Chamberlin
Discovery Pinnacle
Mt. Whitney
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Discovery Pinnacle previously climbed Sun, Aug 12, 2001
Mt. Whitney previously climbed Sat, Aug 24, 2002

Mt. Chamberlin (13,169 ft.)

Named by Sierra Club in 1940

"Thomas Crowder Chamberlin (1843-1928), glaciologist, and the ranking geologist in America during his time. He researched glacial phenomena and studied the evolution of climates through geologic periods. The name was suggested by the Sierra Club; approved by the BGN, November 1940."
- Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada

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