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Disappointment Peak

Disappointment Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Disappointment Peak rises to 4,259 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Balcony Peak, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Disappointment Peak is a 13,917-foot-elevation (4,242-meter) summit located on the shared boundary of Fresno County and Inyo County in California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49024977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4258.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.06802, -118.46763

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 12
  • First Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Second Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Monola: 13.4 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 13.6 mi
  • Zurich: 13.9 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 14.4 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 15.1 mi
Parks: 10
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 8.9 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 22.2 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Disappointment Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeNW 305°4,343 m3.2 mi
Starlight PeakNW 306°4,323.7 m3.2 mi
Mount SillNW 315°4,316 m2.8 mi
Polemonium PeakNW 305°4,298.2 m3.0 mi
Middle PalisadeNNW 331°4,278.2 m0.2 mi
Split MountainSE 143°4,269 m4.1 mi
Thunderbolt PeakNW 307°4,268 m3.4 mi
Barrett PeakNW 306°4,258 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 22 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 222413 — Disappointment Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358764765

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