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Baker Mountain

Baker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Mountain rises to 864 m in California. Buck Rock stands 2,591 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jorgensen Point, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35724786, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
864 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71050, -119.14456

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
  • Sheridan Park: 10.6 mi
  • J O Eaton Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
  • US Senator Dianne Feinstein Park: 12.1 mi
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 13.6 mi
  • Wahtoke Park: 14.4 mi
Springs: 37
Attractions: 30
Picnic sites: 10
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 21.7 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Museums: 5
  • Alta District Historical Society: 17.9 mi
  • Reedley Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Three Rivers Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
  • Giant Forest Museum: 22.9 mi
  • Sanger Depot Museum: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Old Ranger Station: 21.4 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 23.9 mi
  • Academy: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Bookie Bear: 6.2 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 17.9 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck RockE 83°2,591 m15.8 mi
Big BaldyE 100°2,449 m14.8 mi
Chimney RockESE 104°2,350.3 m15.8 mi
Buena Vista PeakE 90°2,321 m13.7 mi
Converse MountainNE 55°2,207 m13.2 mi
Redwood MountainE 98°2,139 m12.3 mi
Lava ButteENE 76°1,878 m14.5 mi
Logger PointE 94°1,733 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4120:19
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252269 — Baker Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795158

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