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Balcony Peak

Balcony Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Balcony Peak rises to 4,237 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Disappointment Peak, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

peak in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q124657636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4237.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.06748, -118.46662

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 12
  • First Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Second Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Monola: 13.4 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 13.5 mi
  • Zurich: 13.9 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 14.4 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 15.1 mi
Parks: 10
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 8.9 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 22.3 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Balcony Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeNW 305°4,343 m3.2 mi
Starlight PeakNW 306°4,323.7 m3.3 mi
Mount SillNW 314°4,316 m2.8 mi
Polemonium PeakNW 305°4,298.2 m3.1 mi
Middle PalisadeNW 324°4,278.2 m0.3 mi
Split MountainSE 143°4,269 m4.0 mi
Thunderbolt PeakNW 307°4,268 m3.5 mi
Disappointment PeakNW 304°4,258.6 m0.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 22 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10548417909

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