Darwin Hills

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| name = Darwin Hills

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| photo = Ophir Mountain, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA.jpg

| photo_alt = Photo of Ophir Mountain.

| photo_caption = Ophir Mountain, the highest point in Darwin Hills.

| country = United States

| state = California

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| district = Inyo County

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| elevation_m = 1832

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| map_caption = Location of Darwin Hills in California{{cite gnis|id=1656475|name=Darwin Hills|accessdate=2011-10-12}}

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The Darwin Hills are a mountain range in Inyo County, California, situated near the Argus Range, Panamint Range, and Inyo Mountains. Darwin Falls and the Darwin Falls Wilderness are located in the Darwin Hills. They were named after Dr. Darwin French, a local rancher, miner and explorer. At {{convert|6010|ft|m|0}}, the summit of Ophir Mountain is the highest point of Darwin Hills.{{cite gnis|id=246928|name=Ophir Mountain|accessdate=2011-10-12}}

References

{{Commons category-inline|Darwin Hills}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100913083125/http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/darwin_falls.html Official Darwin Falls Wilderness Area website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221032848/http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/maps/1page/darwinfalls.pdf Bureau of Land Management: Darwin Falls Wilderness MAP]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110215232408/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wilderness/wa/photos/darwin.html Darwin Falls Wilderness photographs]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204241/http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Darwin%20Falls Darwin Falls Wilderness – Wilderness Institute]