California Gazetteer
Hengst Peak is a physical feature (summit) in Tulare County. The primary coordinates for Hengst Peak places it within the CA 93271 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hengst Peak |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | In Sequoia National Park, on a western spur of the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada, 4.8 km (3 mi) south-southwest of Mineral King and 26 km (16 mi) east of Three Rivers. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named for Albert Alfred Hengst (1868-1944), Three Rivers business and civic leader, conservationist, and pioneer trail builder, who in 1905 began transplanting golden trout from the east slope streams of the Sierra Nevaada to the barren west slope streams and lakes. (US-T121) |
| County: | Tulare County |
| Latitude: | 36.4104239 |
| Longitude: | -118.6217259 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hengst Peak: Hengst Peak.
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 Hengst Peak does not include property ownership information.
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