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Disaster Peak

Disaster Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Disaster Peak rises to 3,053 m in California. Leavitt Peak stands 3,516 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Iceberg, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3053 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.44870, -119.73375

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
Parks: 13
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 8.0 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 11.4 mi
  • Bridgeport: 13.2 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 14.4 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Beach 1: 22.6 mi
  • Beach 2: 22.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 8.7 mi
Museums: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Disaster Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leavitt PeakSSE 158°3,516 m12.1 mi
Sonora PeakSE 141°3,484 m8.4 mi
White MountainSE 126°3,470 m8.0 mi
Stanislaus PeakSE 141°3,426 m5.7 mi
Lost Cannon PeakESE 106°3,355 m10.5 mi
Highland PeakN 350°3,324 m6.7 mi
Molo MountainSSE 164°3,302 m15.4 mi
Whitecliff PeakE 100°3,296 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:27
September equinox06:4718:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358764773

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