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Mount Le Conte rises on the Sierra Nevada crest in California at the boundary of Inyo and Tulare counties, a few miles southeast of Mount Whitney. Named in 1895 for University of California geology and natural history professor Joseph Le Conte, it is also spelled LeConte. The mountain forms part of a major watershed divide: its southwest side drains through Rock Creek to the Kern River and California’s Central Valley, while its north and east sides flow by way of Meysan Creek, Lone Pine Creek, and Tuttle Creek into the Owens Valley. It also marks the junction of Sequoia National Park and the John Muir Wilderness.
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