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Lee Vining Peak

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Lee Vining Peak

Mono County, California, United States
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mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America

Lee Vining Peak is an 11,690-foot-elevation (3,560-meter) summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. The mountain is set within the Hoover Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. The peak is situated north of Lee Vining Canyon, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southeast of Mount Warren, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 5,300 feet above Mono Lake in less than four miles (6.4 km), and 4,000 feet above Lee Vining Creek in two miles (3.2 km).

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Mono County, California

Coordinates: 37.97242, -119.19849

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