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Dougherty Peak

Dougherty Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Dougherty Peak rises to 3,733 m in California. Split Mountain stands 4,269 m to the northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is State Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49025664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3733 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.92132, -118.54679

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 18
Historic sites: 14
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 3.9 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 7.1 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 7.1 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 9.8 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Rock Monster: 13.8 mi
  • Lower Stony Creek: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Dougherty Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split MountainNE 45°4,269 m9.7 mi
Disappointment PeakNNE 23°4,258.6 m11.0 mi
Balcony PeakNNE 24°4,237.2 m11.0 mi
Mount Bolton BrownNE 34°4,124.3 m10.4 mi
Mount PinchotENE 77°4,113.6 m8.0 mi
Mount PraterNE 38°4,107 m10.1 mi
Cardinal MountainNE 54°4,076 m9.2 mi
Striped MountainENE 69°4,021.7 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0416:0116:42

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, 21 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797605

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