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Burnt Mountain

Burnt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Mountain rises to 3,233 m in California. Mount Goddard stands 4,126 m to the north, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Canyon Cabin, a historic site 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America, United States of America; geonames ID = 5332018

Wikidata Q35730674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3233 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97233, -118.72853

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Picnic sites: 11
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 1.2 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.8 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 16.0 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 16.2 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Burnt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GoddardN 3°4,126 m9.1 mi
Black GiantNNE 26°4,063 m10.0 mi
Mount McDuffieNNE 34°4,047 m8.4 mi
CharybdisNNE 23°3,988 m8.6 mi
Mount SolomonsNNE 18°3,967 m9.7 mi
Mount HansenNNE 16°3,955 m7.3 mi
ScyllaNNE 16°3,940 m7.7 mi
Mount IthacaNNE 15°3,909.8 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 20 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762772

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