- Elevation, modelled
- 2,103 m
- Tallest summit within 12.1 miles
- Glacier Ridge3,767 m · 11.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:17local time
- Coordinates
- 36.5816, -118.7514
General Sherman Tree is a attraction in California, at a modelled 2,103 m. Glacier Ridge stands 3,767 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Chief Sequoyah, a attraction 0.6 miles away.
giant sequoia in Giant Forest, California; largest single-stem tree in the world by volume
Wikidata Q152482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Height
- 83.8 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of General Sherman Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Ridge | ENE 77° | 3,767 m | 11.0 mi |
| Lion Rock | E 90° | 3,767 m | 11.6 mi |
| Copper Mine Peak | E 84° | 3,762.76 m | 11.1 mi |
| Lippincott Mountain | ESE 112° | 3,731 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Eisen | ESE 119° | 3,714 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Stewart | E 94° | 3,708 m | 11.0 mi |
| Eagle Scout Peak | ESE 103° | 3,658 m | 10.8 mi |
| Horn Peak | E 81° | 3,584 m | 9.4 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sunset Rock: 1.4 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.8 mi
- Panther Peak: 2.0 mi
- Bobcat Point: 2.2 mi
- Moro Rock: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 27
- Chief Sequoyah: 0.6 mi
- McKinley Tree: 0.6 mi
- Congress Group: 0.6 mi
- Cattle Cabin: 0.8 mi
- Black Arch Tree: 1.1 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Marble Falls: 3.0 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 3.8 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 2.0 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 3.9 mi
- Alles Cabin: 9.1 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 9.2 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 11.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 1.7 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandy Cove Beach: 16.5 mi
- Jumping Rock: 16.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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