Deerhorn Mountain

{{Short description|Peak in the Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California}}

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| elevation_ft = 13264

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Deerhorn Mountain is a {{convert|13264|ft|m|adj=on}}{{gnis|222217}} peak in the Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California. It is located along the Kings-Kern Divide in the southern part of Kings Canyon National Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2785|title=Deerhorn Mountain|publisher=Peakbagger|accessdate=6 July 2017}}

According to Place Names of the Sierra Nevada (Peter Browning), it was "named in 1895 by J. N. LeConte because of the resemblance of its double summit to two horns."{{cite web|url=http://www.summitpost.org/deerhorn-mountain/153071|title=Deerhorn Mountain|publisher=Summitpost|date=23 Feb 2006|accessdate=6 July 2017}}

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