Cockscomb
Cockscomb rises to 3,258 m in California. Mount Hilgard stands 4,060 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q35735313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,258 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Peak: 1.3 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sharktooth Peak: 1.6 mi
- Graveyard Peak: 3.1 mi
- Double Peak: 3.4 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 5.9 mi
- China Camp: 6.1 mi
- Pumphouse: 9.5 mi
- Bunkhouses: 9.6 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 9.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.0 mi
- Iodone Springs: 9.5 mi
- Old Pedro: 9.5 mi
- Reed Pools: 9.6 mi
- Little Eden: 9.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.2 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 9.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 10.0 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Minarets Falls: 12.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 11.8 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 12.8 mi
- Trails End Park: 13.4 mi
- Community Center Park: 13.6 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 15.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
- free natural hot pool: 11.0 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 18.1 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 19.2 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 6.3 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- The Buttresses: 10.7 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 12.1 mi
- The Wave: 23.7 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 7.6 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 13.5 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 19.1 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 9.3 mi
- Devils Postpile: 11.6 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 20.4 mi
- John Muir Rock: 20.7 mi
- Perched Boulder: 22.3 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 24.4 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 24.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 12.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 12.9 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Cockscomb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hilgard | ESE 120° | 4,060 m | 13.8 mi |
| Red Slate Mountain | ENE 71° | 4,005 m | 10.1 mi |
| Red and White Mountain | E 83° | 3,908 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Stanford | E 82° | 3,908 m | 13.7 mi |
| Recess Peak | ESE 118° | 3,905 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mist Peak | ESE 118° | 3,868 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Baldwin | ENE 65° | 3,838 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | NE 47° | 3,825 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252121 — Cockscomb, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795078
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