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Ackerson Mountain

Ackerson Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Ackerson Mountain rises to 1,601 m in California. Boundary Hill stands 2,575 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Carlon Day Use Area, a picnic site 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

Ackerson Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 5,243 feet (1,598 m), Ackerson Mountain is the 2438th highest summit in the state of California. Ackerson Mountain was named in honor of James F. Ackerson, a figure in the California Gold Rush.

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Wikidata Q19871488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1600.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.83674, -119.86442

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 46
Springs: 25
Museums: 15
Parks: 13
  • El Portal Park: 11.9 mi
  • Greeley Hill County Park: 14.3 mi
  • Red Cloud: 15.7 mi
  • Mary Laveroni Park: 19.8 mi
  • Groveland Sports Complex: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 1.6 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 12.1 mi
  • Remote Camp: 14.3 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 8
Beaches: 4
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Ackerson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boundary HillESE 111°2,575 m13.8 mi
Mount GibsonNE 39°2,547 m14.2 mi
Eagle PeakESE 115°2,362 m15.0 mi
Smith PeakNE 49°2,356 m9.4 mi
El CapitanESE 120°2,307 m14.3 mi
Dewey PointSE 128°2,236 m14.8 mi
Eagle TowerESE 112°2,220 m15.3 mi
Bald MountainENE 73°2,208 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3819:4620:26
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1216:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256107 — Ackerson Mountain, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796580

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