King Peak (California)

{{short description|Mountain in California, United States}}

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| name = King Peak

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| elevation_ft = 4091

| elevation_ref = {{cite GNIS|id=226592|name=King Peak|accessdate=2014-09-26}}

| prominence_ft = 2928

| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=16524 |name=King Peak, California |accessdate=2014-09-28}}

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| location = Humboldt County, California, U.S.

| range = King Range

| map = USA California

| map_caption = Location in California

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King Peak is a summit in Humboldt County, California, in the United States. It is the tallest mountain of the Lost Coast.{{cite book|last=Brett|first=Daniel|title=The Redwood Coast: Best Hikes Along Northern and Central California's Coastline|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SDcUOMZ6PgIC&pg=PA172|date=1 July 2004|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|isbn=978-0-7627-2582-3|page=172}}

King Peak was named for a captain of the United States Army.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n174 175]}}

Going back to 1886 maps, this mountain was referred to as "King's Peak". Circa 1949 it was listed on one map as "King Peak" but later maps show "King's Peak".