Mount Hutton is a summit located in the John Muir Wilderness area of the Sierra National Forest. A nearby smaller peak of this mountain is called Blackcap Mountain. In 1973 this mountain was named for James Hutton whose work laid the foundation for the modern field of geology.Taylor, Kenneth (2014) Names on the Range: Scientists and Science in the Naming of Sierra Nevada Features. Poster presented at the 39th symposium of the International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO), Asilomar Conference Grounds, California.https://ou.edu/content/dam/cas/hsci/docs/Taylor,_Kenneth_-_Names_on_Range.pdf
See also List of mountain peaks of California
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