Mt. Huntington
Mt. Crocker

Thu, Jul 7, 2005 		Etymology
Mt. Huntington
Mt. Crocker
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Mt. Huntington (12,394 ft.)

Named by R. B. Marshall in 1909

"When the USGS mapped the region in 1907-09, its chief geographer, R. B. Marshall, named the four peaks of the divide in memory of the "Big Four" magnates of the Central Pacific Railroad: Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington, and Leland Stanford. The four peaks are almost equal in height."
- Erwin Gudde, California Place Names

More on Collis Huntington:

  • American Western History Museum
  • PBS's Transcontinental Railroad (online)
    References to can also be found in these files:
    • More of Bob's Trip Reports

    For more information see these SummitPost pages: Mt. Crocker

    This page last updated: Sat Apr 7 17:02:15 2007
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