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Eagle Scout Peak

Eagle Scout Peak, a peak in California
Eagle Scout Peak, a peak in CaliforniaMitch Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0
Eagle Scout Peak, a peak in California
Jeffrey Pang from Berkeley, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0

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Eagle Scout Peak rises to 3,658 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the east-southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Serpent's Tooth, a peak 1.3 miles away.

About

The story

Eagle Scout Peak is a 12,005-foot (3,659 m) mountain on the Great Western Divide of the southern Sierra Nevada. The mountain is located in the backcountry of Sequoia National Park. The mountain sits immediately to the south of Kaweah Gap along the main crest of the Great Western Divide. The east face of Eagle Scout Peak is relatively gentle and offers the easiest routes to the summit. The north face drops 1,600 feet (490 m) to Precipice Lake in a series of sheer cliffs. This scene was the backdrop for the Ansel Adams photo "Frozen Lake and Cliffs". On July 15, 1926 Francis Farquhar and three Eagle Scouts (Frederick Armstrong, Eugene Howell, and Coe Swift) made the first recorded ascent of Eagle Scout Peak, hence its name.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49026772, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3658 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.54577, -118.56190
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 31
  • Tharp's Log: 10.1 mi
  • Cleveland Tree: 10.3 mi
  • Chimney Tree: 10.3 mi
  • Chief Sequoyah: 10.6 mi
  • The Three Amigos: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Tamarack Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Upper Buck Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Lower Buck Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
Springs: 17
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 11.8 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Natural arches: 7
  • Natural Arch: 16.5 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 16.6 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 22.9 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 24.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 5
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Eagle Scout Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahESE 106°4,205 m4.8 mi
Red KaweahE 97°4,185 m3.1 mi
Michael's PinnacleE 99°4,170.4 m3.2 mi
Second KaweahESE 103°4,165.5 m3.9 mi
Table MountainNNE 32°4,151 m9.3 mi
Milestone MountainNE 35°4,149 m7.5 mi
Koontz PinnacleE 90°4,145 m3.0 mi
Black KaweahE 91°4,140 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0316:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 10 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358765069

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