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Mount Hutton is an 11,990-foot peak in the John Muir Wilderness within California’s Sierra National Forest, with nearby Blackcap Mountain standing as a smaller neighboring summit. In 1973, it was named for James Hutton, the scientist whose work helped establish the foundations of modern geology. The mountain’s name links this protected high-country setting in the central Sierra Nevada to Hutton’s enduring scientific legacy.
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