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Dragon Tooth

Dragon Tooth, seen from above at true elevation

Dragon Tooth rises to 3,804 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dragon Peak, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The story

summit in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q122169931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3804 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.79344, -118.37498

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 27
Historic sites: 20
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 3.2 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 6.4 mi
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 7.1 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 7.3 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Attractions: 14
  • Chicken Ranch: 17.1 mi
  • Boot Arch: 17.4 mi
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 17.4 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 17.6 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Arai Pond: 12.8 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.0 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 17.9 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 18.6 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 18.6 mi
  • Heart Arch: 18.6 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 19.8 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 12.9 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Dragon Tooth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonSSE 160°4,383 m10.1 mi
Mount TyndallSSE 168°4,275 m9.7 mi
Mount StanfordS 191°4,260.2 m6.3 mi
Gregory's MonumentS 190°4,254.4 m6.4 mi
Mount KeithSSE 165°4,249 m6.7 mi
Junction PeakS 176°4,224 m7.1 mi
Caltech PeakS 187°4,216.5 m7.3 mi
Mount EricssonSSW 198°4,150.7 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0116:42

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, 10 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/11161076940

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