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Barton Peak

Barton Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Barton Peak rises to 3,162 m in California. Table Mountain stands 4,151 m to the east-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Palmer Mountain, a peak 4.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35726145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,162 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.69161, -118.59926

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 23
Springs: 17
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 4.6 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 6.0 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 6.7 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 7.2 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 8
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Arai Pond: 24.6 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 16.6 mi
  • Dehy Park: 23.3 mi
  • Independence Park: 23.4 mi
  • Merritt Park: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Barton Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table MountainESE4,151 m7.3 mi
Mount EricssonE4,151 m10.2 mi
Milestone MountainESE4,149 m7.5 mi
Midway MountainESE4,140 m7.2 mi
Mount BrewerE4,136 m6.4 mi
Milestone MesaESE4,126 m8.2 mi
Thunder MountainESE4,122 m7.0 mi
Mount JordanE4,059 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3719:3920:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

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

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254587 — Barton Peak, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795980

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