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Cockscomb

Cockscomb, seen from above at true elevation

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
3258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.46135, -119.04316

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 17
  • 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
Springs: 16
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Old Pedro: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 11.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 2
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 24.4 mi
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 24.7 mi
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HilgardESE 120°4,060 m13.8 mi
Red Slate MountainENE 71°4,005 m10.1 mi
Red and White MountainE 83°3,908 m10.3 mi
Mount StanfordE 82°3,908 m13.7 mi
Recess PeakESE 118°3,905 m11.6 mi
Mist PeakESE 118°3,867.6 m12.2 mi
Mount BaldwinENE 65°3,838 m11.6 mi
Bloody MountainNE 47°3,825 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4220:21
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

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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