Braddock Peak is a

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in the

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range of the

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. The peak is located in State Forest State Park, south-southwest ( bearing 201°) of Cameron Pass in Jackson County,

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Braddock Peak lies east-northeast of Seven Utes Mountain, west of Snow Lake, and north of the boundary of

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and the Never Summer Wilderness. It is named after Dr. William A. Braddock (1929–2003), Professor of

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at the

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from 1958 to 1994. Dr. Braddock and his students geologically mapped over of the northern

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, including the summit named after him. He was the principal author of The Geologic Map of

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. Following his retirement, Dr. Braddock taught the lay public about the geology in and around

. Descriptions of hiking routes in this area that predate adoption of the Braddock Peak name refer to this summit as Point 11,960.

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