Colosseum Mountain
Colosseum Mountain rises to 3,795 m in California. Split Mountain stands 4,269 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Cedric Wright, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Colosseum Mountain is a 12,473-foot-elevation (3,802-meter) double summit mountain located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California. It is situated on the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of John Muir Wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park. It is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the community of Independence, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east of Mount Cedric Wright, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) west of Sawmill Point, and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south-southeast of Mount Perkins, the nearest higher neighbor. The lower east summit is 12,451-feet in elevation and marked as Colosseum Mountain on maps, but the 12,473-foot west summit is higher. Approximately 1,000 feet distance separate the two summits. The John Muir Trail passes to the west of this peak, providing an approach to the mountain. The first ascent of the summit was made August 5, 1922, by Chester Versteeg, a prominent Sierra Club member, via the southwest face.
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Wikidata Q35735539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3795 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Cedric Wright: 1.2 mi
- Mount Perkins: 1.6 mi
- Sawmill Point: 2.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 2.7 mi
- Mount Wynne: 2.9 mi
- Scotty Spring: 3.1 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 4.4 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 4.7 mi
- McGann Springs: 5.5 mi
- Little Blackrock Spring: 7.6 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 4.3 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 9.3 mi
- Aberdeen Station: 10.5 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 10.8 mi
- Prospect: 11.9 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 7.9 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 8.0 mi
- Triple Falls: 11.7 mi
- Mist Falls: 12.0 mi
- First Falls: 15.7 mi
- Rock Monster: 19.8 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 22.3 mi
- Boot Arch: 23.0 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 23.1 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 23.1 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 16.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 16.9 mi
- Arai Pond: 16.9 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 17.1 mi
- Muro Blanco: 8.6 mi
- Windy Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Great Cliffs: 14.8 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 17.2 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 23.1 mi
- Dehy Park: 11.5 mi
- Independence Park: 12.1 mi
- Merritt Park: 16.9 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 18.5 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 18.8 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 24.1 mi
- Mobius Arch: 24.3 mi
- Lathe Arch: 24.3 mi
- Heart Arch: 24.3 mi
- Kearsarge: 7.1 mi
- Bend City: 14.4 mi
- San Carlos: 15.1 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 11.7 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 17.3 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 9.0 mi
- Paiute Mural: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Colosseum Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Split Mountain | NNW 339° | 4,269 m | 8.4 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | NNW 333° | 4,258.6 m | 12.4 mi |
| Balcony Peak | NNW 334° | 4,237.2 m | 12.4 mi |
| University Peak | S 179° | 4,138 m | 11.0 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NNW 345° | 4,134 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Bolton Brown | NNW 337° | 4,124.3 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Pinchot | NW 322° | 4,113.6 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Prater | NNW 337° | 4,107 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7931604255
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