Skip to content

Brown Peak

Brown Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Peak rises to 3,145 m in California. Mount Henry stands 3,713 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Sisters, a peak 1.1 miles away. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q35729561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,145 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.12550, -119.05706

122 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Springs: 13
  • Cold Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Little Eden: 13.8 mi
  • Reed Pools: 13.9 mi
  • Old Pedro: 14.0 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 4.8 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 6.7 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 7.6 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
Parks: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.1 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 18.0 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 18.1 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 2
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 17.4 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 14.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brown Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HenryENE3,713 m13.3 mi
Mount HuttonE3,633 m14.2 mi
Chamberlain PeakNE3,538 m13.5 mi
Zingheim HeightsENE3,401 m11.7 mi
Mount ShinnNE3,336 m9.7 mi
Ward MountainNE3,301 m11.1 mi
Fleming MountainENE3,290 m11.2 mi
Castle PeakSE3,249 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4220:20
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0716:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799779

More peaks in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Brown Peak.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens