The Sphinx

Sat, May 23, 2009

With: Tom Becht

 Etymology Story Photos / Slideshow Map Profile

The Sphinx (9,143 ft.)

Named by John Muir in 1891

Also Creek, Lakes, Crest

"John Muir named The Sphinx in 1891. (Map in Century Magazine 43, no. 1, Nov. 1891.) It was called 'The Watch Tower' by Hutchings in 1875. (Inyo Independent, Oct. 23, 1875.) J. N. LeConte had 'The Sphinx' on his 1893 map. The creek and lakes were named on the first Tehipite 30' map, 1905. The crest was first named on the 15-minute quad."
- Peter Browning, Place Names of the Sierra Nevada
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