Mount Wallace (Diablo Range)

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Mount Wallace
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Mount Wallace
Location in California
Highest point
Elevation 3,107 ft (947 m) [1]
Prominence 392 ft (119 m) [2]
Coordinates 37°32′21.37″N121°33′0.90″W / 37.5392694°N 121.5502500°W / 37.5392694; -121.5502500
Geography
Location Alameda County, San Joaquin County, California, United States
Parent range Diablo Range [3]
Topo map USGS Cedar Mountain

Mount Wallace is a summit in the Diablo Range, in Alameda County, California. Mount Wallace rises to and elevation of 3,091 feet (942 meters). [4]

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References

  1. "Mount Wallace". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. "Mount Wallace, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. "Diablo Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Wallace

37°32′22″N121°33′04″W / 37.53944°N 121.55111°W / 37.53944; -121.55111