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Cherubin Dome

Cherubin Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Cherubin Dome rises to 3,182 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Valhalla, a cliff 0.6 miles away.

The story

granite dome in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q119862033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3182 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.57252, -118.57725

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 25
Waterfalls: 20
  • Tamarack Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Upper Buck Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Buck Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
Springs: 16
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Natural Arch: 18.5 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 18.6 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 23.5 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Cherubin Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahESE 120°4,205 m6.3 mi
Red KaweahESE 120°4,185 m4.6 mi
Michael's PinnacleESE 120°4,170.4 m4.7 mi
Second KaweahESE 120°4,165.5 m5.4 mi
Table MountainNE 43°4,151 m8.4 mi
Milestone MountainNE 50°4,149 m6.7 mi
Koontz PinnacleESE 115°4,145 m4.2 mi
Black KaweahESE 119°4,140 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0316:43

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, 9 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7929571616

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