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Charybdis

Charybdis, seen from above at true elevation

Charybdis rises to 3,988 m in California. Starlight Peak stands 4,324 m to the east, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Three Sirens, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Charybdis is a 13,102-foot (3,993 m) mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. Located deep in the backcountry of Kings Canyon National Park, Charybdis sits at the heart of one of the mountain range's least accessible regions. The shortest approach is 16 miles from the Sabrina Lake trailhead, and requires significant cross-country travel over rugged, exposed class 3 terrain. The shortest approach not requiring extensive cross-country travel is 23 miles long, beginning at the South Lake trailhead. Charybdis and its sister peak Scylla flank the Enchanted Gorge at its upper end, rising from the east and west sides of the gorge, respectively. Theodore Solomons gave Charybdis its name in 1895 on an expedition through the area. Its name, together with Scylla's, is a reference to the ancient Greek legend of Scylla and Charybdis. In this legend, Scylla and Charybdis are two sea monsters located very close to each other in the narrow Strait of Messina. It was considered impossible to avoid one of the monsters without getting too close to the other.

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Wikidata Q30144894, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3988 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.08672, -118.66822

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Historic sites: 12
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 8.7 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 13.9 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 19.6 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 20.3 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 20.4 mi
Springs: 12
Parks: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Charybdis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Starlight PeakE 86°4,323.7 m8.4 mi
Thunderbolt PeakE 85°4,268 m8.3 mi
Mount AgassizENE 77°4,235 m7.8 mi
Mount DarwinN 358°4,216 m5.6 mi
Mount WinchellE 81°4,200 m7.9 mi
Mount MendelN 353°4,177 m6.1 mi
Mount GoddardWNW 292°4,126 m3.1 mi
Mount FiskeN 0°4,116 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 26 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 258225 — Charybdis, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797250

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