Mount Huxley (California) facts for kids
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 Mount Huxley
Location in California
Mount Huxley
Location in the United States
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 13,092 ft (3,990 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 366 ft (112 m) |
| Listing | Sierra Peaks Section |
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| Location | Fresno County, California, US |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Darwin |
Mount Huxley is a tall mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It stands at about 13,092 feet (3,990 meters) high. You can find it in Fresno County, California, within the beautiful Kings Canyon National Park.
Mount Huxley is part of a special group of mountains called the Goddard Divide. It rises above an area known as the Evolution Basin. Other nearby mountains include Mount Darwin, Mount Fiske, Mount Haeckel, Mount Mendel, Mount Spencer, Mount Wallace, and Mount Lamarck. The whole area around these peaks is called the Evolution Region. This region also includes Evolution Valley, Evolution Meadow, and Evolution Creek.
History of Mount Huxley
How Mount Huxley Got Its Name
A person named Theodore Solomons gave names to a series of mountains in this area. He named them after important scientists who studied the idea of evolution. Evolution is the idea that living things change over very long periods of time. These changes help them survive better in their environment.
Mount Huxley is named after an English biologist and anthropologist named Thomas Henry Huxley. He was a scientist who studied how living things are built, especially by comparing different animals. He was a big supporter of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution. Because he defended Darwin's ideas so strongly, people often called him "Darwin's Bulldog."
