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Centennial Peak

Centennial Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Centennial Peak rises to 4,026 m in California. Mount Tyndall stands 4,275 m to the east-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Milestone Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35733448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4,026 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62772, -118.49009

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 37
Historic sites: 20
  • Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 7.8 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 9.9 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 18
Cliffs: 11
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 18.6 mi
  • Natural Arch: 19.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 19.6 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 20.2 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 17.3 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 19.7 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 21.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Centennial Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TyndallENE4,275 m8.7 mi
Mount BarnardE4,266 m9.3 mi
Mount StanfordNE4,260 m7.4 mi
Gregory's MonumentNE4,254 m7.3 mi
Mount KeithENE4,249 m9.5 mi
Junction PeakENE4,224 m8.1 mi
Caltech PeakNE4,217 m6.9 mi
Mount KaweahS4,205 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:17
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 14 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795188

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