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Needham Mountain
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Highest point
Elevation 12,536 ft (3,821 m)
Prominence 1,880 ft (570 m)
Isolation 6.32 mi (10.17 km)
Geography
Needham Mountain is located in California
Needham Mountain
Needham Mountain
Location in California
Location Tulare County, California, United States
Parent range Sierra Nevada

Needham Mountain is a mountain summit of the Sierra Nevada, located in Tulare County, California. It is located in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada, in the central part of the Sequoia National Park. Needham Mountain is 6 mi (9.7 km) miles east of Mineral King. 5.6 mi (9.0 km) northeast of Mount Kaweah and 16 mi (26 km) kilometers northeast the highest peak of the state, Mount Whitney. With an altitude of 12,536 ft (3,821 m), Needham Mountain is the twentieth highest mountain in California with a prominence of 1,880 ft (570 m). The mountain is named after an American congressman at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, James C. Needham.

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