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Clem Nelson Peak

Clem Nelson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Clem Nelson Peak rises to 3,369 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Schulman Grove Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3369 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.39523, -118.17304
Around it

128 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 51
Peaks: 43
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • Cabin: 1.2 mi
  • Cabin: 1.2 mi
  • Cabin: 1.3 mi
  • Zurich: 15.5 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 1.2 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Second Falls: 23.8 mi
  • First Falls: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 12.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNNW 345°4,344 m17.1 mi
Mount BarcroftNNW 342°3,979 m13.6 mi
Mount HogueNNW 343°3,884 m24.4 mi
Headley PeakNNW 343°3,858 m21.1 mi
Piute MountainNNW 342°3,827 m10.4 mi
Sheep MountainNNW 345°3,810 m9.5 mi
The HunchbackSW 232°3,752 m24.4 mi
Kid MountainSW 215°3,563 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3319:3920:18
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0415:5816:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4390273123

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