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Cactus Peak

Cactus Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cactus Peak rises to 1,640 m in California. Olancha Peak stands 3,695 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35732410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1640 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07828, -117.81591

120 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 51
Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 12
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.9 mi
  • Abandoned Old Vehicles: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Chinook helicopter: 16.4 mi
  • F-14 Tomcat airplane: 16.5 mi
  • Lemon Inn: 20.4 mi
  • Dirty Socks: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 18.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Olancha PeakNW 308°3,695 m21.3 mi
Cartago PeakNW 317°3,194 m23.3 mi
Brown MountainWNW 302°3,038 m23.8 mi
Round MountainWNW 298°3,015 m16.3 mi
Smith MountainW 279°2,905 m23.0 mi
Crag PeakW 277°2,877 m19.0 mi
Monache MountainWNW 293°2,870 m23.0 mi
Deer MountainWNW 286°2,864 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:03
June solstice05:3519:3420:12
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5916:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239972 — Cactus Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358781368

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