Branford Mountain
Branford Mountain rises to 1,089 m in California. Three Sisters stands 3,215 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35729187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,089 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Trimmer Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Shaver Lake Community Park: 10.5 mi
- Winton Park: 10.7 mi
- Fishing Club: 11.3 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 14.0 mi
- Eagle Peak: 1.1 mi
- Cats Head Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hacker Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Davis Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Barnes Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Cole Spring: 2.4 mi
- Sycamore Springs: 7.9 mi
- Blue Clay Spring: 9.9 mi
- Five Springs: 12.6 mi
- White Tank Spring: 12.6 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 9.9 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 9.9 mi
- Table Mountain Casino: 19.8 mi
- Chicago Stump: 20.3 mi
- Gamlin Cabin: 22.5 mi
- Academy: 14.3 mi
- Exact Center of California: 17.2 mi
- Qualls Camp: 21.1 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Cottonwood Park Arch: 23.9 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 11.2 mi
- Eagle Point Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Stevenson Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Garlic Falls: 19.7 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 22.4 mi
- Grand Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 11.6 mi
- San Joaquin Butte: 16.1 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 24.5 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 11.8 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 22.5 mi
- Sanger Depot Museum: 22.6 mi
- Millerton Courthouse Museum: 22.7 mi
- Tarpey Depot: 24.3 mi
- Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 17.9 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 18.0 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 23.1 mi
- Bookie Bear: 14.9 mi
- Clovis Rodeo Statue: 24.3 mi
- Jumping Rock: 24.0 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 24.3 mi
- Oakhurst: 16.2 mi
- Tollhouse Crossing: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Branford Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters | NE 44° | 3,215 m | 18.2 mi |
| Brown Peak | NE 47° | 3,145 m | 17.6 mi |
| Nelson Mountain | NE 54° | 3,120 m | 16.4 mi |
| Dome of the Immaculate Conception | ENE 65° | 2,805 m | 17.0 mi |
| Marble Point | NE 43° | 2,703 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hall Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,621 m | 16.4 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | E 83° | 2,479 m | 13.0 mi |
| Tamarack Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,414 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358762372
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