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Diamond Peak

Diamond Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Diamond Peak rises to 4,004 m in California. Mount Stanford stands 4,260 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

Diamond Peak is a 13,133-foot (4,003 m) mountain in the Sierra Nevada on the boundary between Fresno and Inyo Counties, California in the United States. It is on the Sierra Crest. The west side of Diamond Peak is located in Kings Canyon National Park, at the headwater of Woods Creek, and the east side is located in the Inyo National Forest.

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Wikidata Q39070604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4004 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.82634, -118.39029

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 27
Historic sites: 19
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 4.0 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 5.1 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 6.1 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 8.3 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Attractions: 15
  • Chicken Ranch: 19.2 mi
  • Boot Arch: 19.5 mi
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 19.6 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 19.7 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Arai Pond: 14.5 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 20.2 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 20.8 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 20.8 mi
  • Heart Arch: 20.8 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 22.0 mi
Parks: 6
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 14.6 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Diamond Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StanfordS 182°4,260.2 m8.5 mi
Gregory's MonumentS 182°4,254.4 m8.6 mi
Mount KeithSSE 163°4,249 m9.1 mi
Junction PeakS 172°4,224 m9.4 mi
Caltech PeakS 180°4,216.5 m9.5 mi
Mount EricssonS 189°4,150.7 m9.0 mi
University PeakSSE 164°4,138 m5.6 mi
Mount BrewerSSW 213°4,136 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797551

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