Mount Owen (other)
Mount Owen can refer to: *Mount Owen (New Zealand) *Mount Owen, California, former name of Brown, California * Mount Owen (Alberta) in the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies *Mount Owen (Antarctica) * Mount Owen (Colorado) in the Ruby Range of Colorado, USA *Mount Owen (Tasmania) in the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia *Mount Owen (Wyoming) Mount Owen () is the second highest peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is named after William O. Owen, who organized the first documented ascent of the Grand Teton in 1898. Mount Owen is part ...

Mount Owen (New Zealand)
Mount Owen is in the Tasman District of the South Island of New Zealand. It stands at 1875 metres (6150 feet) above sea level and is part of the Marino Mountains. There are a number of caves in the marble karst areas on the flanks of the mountain, including New Zealand's longest cave system, Bulmer Cavern, which run for 64 kilometres. Mount Owen lies within Kahurangi National Park. The Hope Saddle crosses its eastern flank. Mount Owen featured briefly in the first of ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. When the characters led by Aragorn leave Moria they emerge onto a rocky plateau. This was filmed on the slopes of Mount Owen. Mount Owen is best accessed via Granity Pass. This generally involves a two-day tramp staying overnight at Granity Pass Hut. It is possible to climb it in winter but care is needed over the karst area due to snow hiding sink holes A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of co ...
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Brown, California
Brown (formerly, Siding 18, Front, and Mount Owen) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Kern County, California, Kern County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad north-northwest of Inyokern, California, Inyokern, at an elevation of 2392 feet (729 m). The Brown post office opened in 1909, changed its name to Mount Owen in 1948, and closed in 1950. Originally called Siding 18 because the place was on the railroad built to support construction of the Owens Valley aqueduct. The name Brown honors George Brown, hotelier. References

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Mount Owen (Alberta)
Mount Owen can refer to: *Mount Owen (New Zealand) *Mount Owen, California, former name of Brown, California * Mount Owen (Alberta) in the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies *Mount Owen (Antarctica) * Mount Owen (Colorado) in the Ruby Range of Colorado, USA *Mount Owen (Tasmania) in the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia *Mount Owen (Wyoming) Mount Owen () is the second highest peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is named after William O. Owen, who organized the first documented ascent of the Grand Teton in 1898. Mount Owen is part ...

Mount Owen (Antarctica)
Mount Owen is a mountain on the eastern coast of Palmer Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. It stands 1,105 m in height, and was named by Ronne for Arthur Owen, a member of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. References Owen Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. ...

Mount Owen (Colorado)
Mount Owen is the highest summit of the Ruby Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The thirteener is located in Gunnison National Forest at the edge of the Raggeds Wilderness, west-northwest ( bearing 290°) of the Town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Mountain See also * List of Colorado mountain ranges * List of Colorado mountain summits **List of Colorado fourteeners ** List of Colorado 4000 meter prominent summits **List of the most prominent summits of Colorado *List of Colorado county high points This is a list of all 64 counties of the U.S. State of Colorado by their points of highest elevation. Of the 50 highest county high points in the United States, 30 are located in Colorado. The highest point in Colorado is the summit of Mount ... References External links * Mountains of Gunnison County, Colorado Gunnison National Forest Mountains of Colorado North American 3000 m summits {{Colorado-geo-stub ...
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Mount Owen (Tasmania)
Mount Owen is a mountain directly east of the town of Queenstown on the West Coast Range in Western Tasmania, Australia. With an elevation of above sea level, like most of the mountains in the West Coast Range, it was named by the geologist Charles Gould after Richard Owen. The taller mountains were named after opponents or critics of Charles Darwin, the smaller after his supporters. The north western slopes are clearly seen from Gormanston and the Linda Valley 'Long Spur'. Features and access Historically, the tree line on Mount Owen was to a high level. However, timber on the slopes was used by the local mining operations. In the early days of settlement, fires started on the slopes destroyed housing in Queenstown and threatened the North Mount Lyell Railway. By the early twentieth century, the slopes of Mount Owen were denuded and had limited remnant vegetation. A map in Geoffrey Blainey's ''The Peaks of Lyell'', sourced from 1900–1910, calls the north west peak th ...
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