California Gazetteer
Birch Mountain is a physical feature (summit) in Inyo County. The primary coordinates for Birch Mountain places it within the CA 93513 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Birch Mountain |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In the John Muir Wilderness, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) southeast of The Thumb and 3.7 km (2.3 mi) northwest of Mount Tinemaha. (US-T121) |
| History: | "The original Paiute name for the mountain, which is called Birch Mountain on the Bishop Quadrangel, is said to be Paokrung and to mean ""mountain of stone."" (US-T121)" |
| County: | Inyo County |
| Latitude: | 37.0624923 |
| Longitude: | -118.4190658 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Birch Mountain: Birch Mountain.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Birch Mountain does not include property ownership information.
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