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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
3,804 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.79344, -118.37498

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 19
Historic sites: 18
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 3.2 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 6.4 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 7.3 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 8.2 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 8.7 mi
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: 9
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Arai Pond: 12.8 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Bk 22 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 WilliamsonSSE4,383 m10.1 mi
Mount TyndallSSE4,275 m9.7 mi
Mount StanfordS4,260 m6.3 mi
Gregory's MonumentS4,254 m6.4 mi
Mount KeithSSE4,249 m6.7 mi
Junction PeakS4,224 m7.1 mi
Caltech PeakS4,217 m7.3 mi
Mount EricssonSSW4,151 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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