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Aperture Peak

Aperture Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Aperture Peak rises to 4,043 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the south-southeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Agassiz, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Aperture Peak is a 13,265-foot-elevation (4,043-meter) mountain summit located in Inyo County, California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q35724357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4043 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.11813, -118.53066

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 12
  • Second Falls: 4.3 mi
  • First Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Triple Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 15.4 mi
  • Zurich: 15.5 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.7 mi
  • Monola: 15.9 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 16.2 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Aperture Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeSSE 152°4,343 m1.9 mi
Starlight PeakSSE 152°4,323.7 m1.8 mi
Mount SillSE 135°4,316 m2.2 mi
Polemonium PeakSSE 149°4,298.2 m2.0 mi
Middle PalisadeSE 134°4,278.2 m4.7 mi
Thunderbolt PeakSSE 153°4,268 m1.6 mi
Disappointment PeakSE 135°4,258.6 m4.9 mi
Barrett PeakSE 146°4,258 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1667267 — Aperture Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358816259

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