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509:North aspect of Painted Lady
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158:Location in California
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888:Categories
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561:References
358:California
285:Cretaceous
229:California
98:36°47′34″N
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861:Glen Pass
794:Rae Lakes
696:, p. 109.
405:Glen Pass
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325:July 1931
126:Geography
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789:Fin Dome
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447:See also
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