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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: 34
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 RockE2,591 m15.8 mi
Big BaldyE2,449 m14.8 mi
Chimney RockESE2,350 m15.8 mi
Buena Vista PeakE2,321 m13.7 mi
Converse MountainNE2,207 m13.2 mi
Redwood MountainE2,139 m12.3 mi
Lava ButteENE1,878 m14.5 mi
Logger PointE1,733 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 50–80 °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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