In 1965, the U.S. government rejected a proposal to rename this peak after Winston Churchill. While eating his lunch here, Byrd Surby was killed by a lightning strike, prompting the construction of the Smithsonian Institution Shelter. A 1969 Hawthorne Nevada Airlines flight crashed into this mountain, killing 35 people. It was named after a man who
In 1965, the U.S. government rejected a proposal to rename this peak after Winston Churchill. While eating his lunch here, Byrd Surby was killed by a lightning strike, prompting the construction of the Smithsonian Institution Shelter. A 1969 Hawthorne Nevada Airlines flight crashed into this mountain, killing 35 people. It was named after a man who referred to John Muir as "a mere sheepherder" while serving as the head of the Geological Survey of the state where this peak is located. The Badwater Ultramarathon begins at Death Valley and ends at the trailhead to this peak near Sequoia National Park. For 10 points, name this mountain, the highest in the contiguous United States.
In 1965, the U.S. government rejected a proposal to rename this peak after Winston Churchill.
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