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Aiguille Junior

Aiguille Junior, a peak in California
Aiguille Junior, a peak in CaliforniaKen Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aiguille Junior rises to 4,243 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is S'brutal Tower, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Summit in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q119892982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4,243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56820, -118.29192

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 21
  • Walt's Point: 11.8 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 12.2 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 12.5 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 16
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 7.9 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 9.7 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 9.7 mi
  • Palette Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Heart Arch: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 2.5 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 9.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 10.0 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 10.0 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 10.9 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Aiguille Junior. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyN4,420 m0.7 mi
Mount WilliamsonN4,383 m6.2 mi
Keeler NeedleN4,361 m0.5 mi
Crooks PeakN4,342 m0.4 mi
Lewis PeakNNE4,307 m0.4 mi
Mount RussellN4,296 m1.5 mi
Aiguille ExtraNNE4,289 m0.3 mi
Mount LangleySE4,277 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0216:0216:42

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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5222006075

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