Location: Kern County, California
Named by the Forest Service, presumably because of the similarity of the form of this peak to a Mexican ziggurat.
Name first appears on USFS Sequoia National Forest map (1940).
Peak was added to the HPS Peak List in 1970, as follows:
MAYAN PEAK (6105) Butterbread canyon area.
Climb via Kelso Valley Rd. (2 mi., 1700′ gain). One of the all-time great
scree runs – 15 minutes descent time. Exploratory led Jan. 18, 1970.
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