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Cobra Turret

Cobra Turret, seen from above at true elevation

Cobra Turret rises to 2,762 m in California. State Peak stands 3,840 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Turret, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

peak in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q124657650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2761.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.89973, -118.75430

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 31
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 17
Picnic sites: 12
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.2 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 11.5 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 14.2 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Cobra Turret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
State PeakE 79°3,840 m11.7 mi
Finger PeakN 8°3,779.7 m9.1 mi
Dougherty PeakE 83°3,733 m11.6 mi
Mount WoodworthNE 41°3,724 m11.5 mi
Goat MountainESE 102°3,719 m10.2 mi
Munger PeakE 100°3,680.3 m9.8 mi
Black CrownNNE 23°3,649.6 m9.1 mi
Tunemah PeakNNE 29°3,626.5 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:4020:18
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 16 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11531444494

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