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Fremont’s Fort

Fremont’s Fort from directly overhead

Fremont’s Fort is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 677 m. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bagby Recreation Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
General John C. Fremont, 1813-1890. A noted military man, explorer, topographer, senator & businessman, Fremont was also a miner. He settled in Mariposa County living just outside Bear Valley. He operated the Josephine, Pine Tree & Princeton mines and ot
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Coordinates37.58804, -120.12444

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Springs: 17
  • Morning Star Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Sheepcamp Spring: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 16.0 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Remote Camp: 17.9 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 20.2 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Fremont’s Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakNE 40°1,826 m15.9 mi
Big Grizzly MountainNE 54°1,575 m15.4 mi
Sweetwater PointE 95°1,406 m13.1 mi
Buckingham MountainESE 107°1,367 m15.2 mi
Little Grizzly MountainNE 53°1,323 m14.2 mi
Bullion KnobSE 126°1,297 m6.3 mi
Fremont PeakSE 127°1,277 m3.3 mi
Bullion MountainSE 127°1,272 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4019:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1316:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13717381405

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