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Acrodectes Peak

Acrodectes Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Acrodectes Peak rises to 4,005 m in California. Split Mountain stands 4,269 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Baxter, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Acrodectes Peak is a mountain peak of the Sierra Nevada, located within Kings Canyon National Park in southern Fresno County, California. The summit is 13,187 feet (4020 m) in elevation. The peak was named after Acrodectes philopagus, a rare katydid species found in the region.

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Wikidata Q4675751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4005 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.86077, -118.37510

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 30
Historic sites: 19
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 3.3 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 7.3 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 7.6 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 10.3 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Attractions: 15
  • Chicken Ranch: 20.2 mi
  • Boot Arch: 20.7 mi
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 20.8 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 20.8 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Arai Pond: 15.1 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 15.3 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 21.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 22.0 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 22.0 mi
  • Heart Arch: 22.0 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 23.2 mi
Parks: 6
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 15.1 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Acrodectes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split MountainNNW 347°4,269 m11.4 mi
Mount StanfordS 186°4,260.2 m10.9 mi
Gregory's MonumentS 186°4,254.4 m11.0 mi
Mount KeithS 171°4,249 m11.2 mi
University PeakS 175°4,138 m7.8 mi
Mount PinchotNNW 344°4,113.6 m6.2 mi
Cardinal MountainNNW 348°4,076 m9.8 mi
Black MountainS 183°4,045 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3519:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 10 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256109 — Acrodectes Peak, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796582

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