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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.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35729561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3145 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.12550, -119.05706

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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 14.2 miles of Brown Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HenryENE 72°3,713 m13.3 mi
Red MountainE 83°3,645.1 m14.2 mi
Mount HuttonE 90°3,633 m14.2 mi
Chamberlain PeakNE 36°3,538 m13.5 mi
Zingheim HeightsENE 70°3,400.6 m11.7 mi
Mount ShinnNE 52°3,336 m9.7 mi
Ward MountainNE 54°3,301 m11.1 mi
Fleming MountainENE 78°3,290 m11.2 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 5080 °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

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