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Cirque Peak

Cirque Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cirque Peak rises to 3,930 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Trailmaster Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Cirque Peak is a 12,900-foot-elevation (3,900-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. It is situated on the common border of Tulare County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of Golden Trout Wilderness and John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is 14 miles (23 km) southwest of the community of Lone Pine, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south-southeast of Mount Whitney, and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Mount Langley, the nearest higher neighbor. Cirque Peak is the highest point of the Golden Trout Wilderness, and ranks as the 175th highest peak in California. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 1,800 feet (550 meters) above Cirque Lake in approximately one mile. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses the southwest slope of this mountain, providing an approach option. The mountain was apparently named in 1890 by Joseph Nisbet LeConte and companions who noted the remarkable cirque on the north aspect.

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Wikidata Q35734823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3930 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47688, -118.23703

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 17.9 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Palette Arch: 10.0 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 10.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • Natural Arch: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 7.6 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 9.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 10.0 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 11.3 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Cirque Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyNNW 336°4,419.6 m7.7 mi
Keeler NeedleNNW 336°4,361.2 m7.5 mi
Crooks PeakNNW 336°4,341.7 m7.4 mi
Lewis PeakNNW 336°4,306.7 m7.3 mi
Mount RussellNNW 339°4,296 m8.4 mi
Aiguille ExtraNNW 336°4,289 m7.2 mi
Mount LangleyN 358°4,277 m3.2 mi
Mount MuirNNW 334°4,274.5 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1718:51
December solstice07:0216:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801075

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