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Deerhorn Mountain

Deerhorn Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Deerhorn Mountain rises to 4,043 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Minster, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Deerhorn Mountain is a 13,264-foot (4,043 m) peak in the Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California. It is located along the Kings-Kern Divide in the southern part of Kings Canyon National Park. According to Place Names of the Sierra Nevada (Peter Browning), it was "named in 1895 by J. N. LeConte because of the resemblance of its double summit to two horns."

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Wikidata Q39046162, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4043 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.71308, -118.41039

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 36
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 16.3 mi
  • Boot Arch: 16.3 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 16.5 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 16.7 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 17.0 mi
Springs: 28
Historic sites: 25
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 2.6 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 2.8 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 7.0 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Cliffs: 13
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 12.4 mi
  • Valhalla: 13.8 mi
  • Muro Blanco: 14.9 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 17.5 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Arai Pond: 14.1 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 16.1 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 17.2 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 17.2 mi
  • Heart Arch: 17.3 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 14.1 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 19.1 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Deerhorn Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonSE 126°4,383 m6.8 mi
Mount TyndallSE 134°4,275 m5.7 mi
Mount BarnardSE 140°4,266 m7.6 mi
Mount StanfordSE 128°4,260.2 m1.0 mi
Gregory's MonumentSE 134°4,254.4 m1.1 mi
Mount KeithESE 103°4,249 m3.8 mi
Trojan PeakSE 133°4,245 m7.2 mi
Junction PeakESE 122°4,224 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 13 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 222217 — Deerhorn Mountain, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358764608

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