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Morgan Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of California. [1] The elevation is 6,814 feet (2,077 m). [1]

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The mountain has the name of the local Morgan family, the first member of which arrived into area in the 1850s. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morgan Mountain
  2. "Place Names" (PDF). Tehama County Department of Education. p. 39. Retrieved 25 March 2018.