California Gazetteer
Mount Corcoran is a physical feature (summit) in Tulare County. The primary coordinates for Mount Corcoran places it within the CA 93545 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Mount Corcoran |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In Sequoia National Park, northernmost of four peaks, in the Sierra Nevada, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Mount Langley and 5.8 km (3.6 mi) southeast of Mount Whitney. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named about 1868 for William Wilson Corcoran, 1798-1888, philanthropist of Washington, D.C., and founder of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. 1891 and 1933 United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Decision descriptions placed name 1.9 km (1.2 mi) southeast to what is now known as Mount Langley. (US-T121) |
| County: | Tulare County |
| Latitude: | 36.5385517 |
| Longitude: | -118.2504845 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mount Corcoran: Mount Corcoran.
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 Mount Corcoran does not include property ownership information.
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