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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
3162 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.69161, -118.59926

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 23
Historic sites: 18
  • 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
Springs: 17
Gardens: 10
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 24.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Arai Pond: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
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 MountainESE 107°4,151 m7.3 mi
Mount EricssonE 88°4,150.7 m10.2 mi
Milestone MountainESE 122°4,149 m7.5 mi
Midway MountainESE 117°4,140 m7.2 mi
Mount BrewerE 80°4,136 m6.4 mi
Milestone MesaESE 121°4,126.3 m8.2 mi
Thunder MountainESE 103°4,122 m7.0 mi
Mount JordanE 94°4,058.8 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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