Basin Mountain in

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's eastern Sierra Nevada range is a large and visually prominent peak near the city of

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. Basin Mountain is not as tall as its neighboring peaks, Mount Tom and

Mount Humphreys Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada on the Fresno-Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 13th highest peak in California (the highest peak that is not a fourteener), and the highest peak in the Bishop are ...

, but it dominates the view to the west from Bishop as it rises above

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. It is a relatively easy scramble to the top. The summit is not especially notable, except for the wonderful views it offers of Mount Tom, which dominates the skyline just to the north. The night-time views of Bishop and the Owens valley are spectacular.

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* {{cite summitpost , id=152557 , name=Basin Mountain , accessdate=2011-05-26 Mountains of Inyo County, California Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness Inyo National Forest Owens Valley North American 4000 m summits Mountains of Northern California

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