Peak · California
Dennison Peak
Dennison Peak rises to 2,226 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dennison Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,226 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.29683, -118.76040
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dennison Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Battle Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Scratch Hill: 3.5 mi
- Grouse Peak: 4.2 mi
- Moses Mountain: 4.6 mi
Parks: 30
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 11.9 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
Springs: 29
- Big Spring: 3.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 7.5 mi
- Doyle Springs: 9.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.0 mi
- Ward Spring: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- Tunnel Rock: 14.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 17.4 mi
- Buttress Tree: 17.5 mi
- Parker Group: 17.5 mi
- Tunnel Log: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Tufa Falls: 13.6 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 16.9 mi
- Cholollo Falls: 17.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Walkers Cabin: 12.1 mi
- Alles Cabin: 12.6 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 12.8 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 14.4 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 15.5 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 19.0 mi
Museums: 3
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 13.0 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 18.5 mi
- Porterville Historical Museum: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Valhalla: 21.3 mi
- Window Cliffs: 22.5 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 24.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Natural Arch: 21.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- World's Largest Olive: 20.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Dennison Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Mountain | NE 49° | 3,816 m | 16.5 mi |
| Florence Peak | ENE 57° | 3,789 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | NE 46° | 3,759 m | 15.8 mi |
| Bullfrog Peak | ENE 61° | 3,755 m | 13.5 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NE 53° | 3,656 m | 14.6 mi |
| Vandever Mountain | NE 55° | 3,636 m | 12.2 mi |
| North Sawtooth Peak | NE 44° | 3,623 m | 15.9 mi |
| Falcon Peak | NE 56° | 3,584 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Rivers Edison PH 1, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 270840 — Dennison Peak, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358801188
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