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1K Backus Peak

Location: Kern County, California

Peak 6651 is not named on the USGS or USFS maps. In 1999 the Hundred Peaks Section named this peak for John Backus, the first person to lead the entire Hundred Peaks Section?s List. The Hundred Peak Section?s Leadership Award is named in honor of John Backus.

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