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Waucoba Mountain is the highest peak in the Inyo Mountains of eastern California, rising to 11,128 feet. Located within the Inyo Mountains Wilderness and the Inyo National Forest, it is also a notably independent summit, with 3,923 feet of clean prominence. Its name comes from a Native American language and means “pine trees,” hinting at the landscape and older human connections to the mountain. Waucoba is chiefly recognized as the loftiest point in the Inyo Mountains and as part of a protected mountain environment in eastern California.
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