East Vidette
East Vidette rises to 3,766 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin, a historic site 0.7 miles away.
The story
East Vidette is a 12,356-foot-elevation (3,766-meter) mountain summit located two miles west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the northeast corner of Tulare County in northern California. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west-southwest of the community of Independence, and one mile southwest of the Kearsarge Pinnacles. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises nearly 2,800 feet (850 meters) above Vidette Meadow in less than one mile. The John Muir Trail traverses below the north and east aspects of this remote peak. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1910 by a Sierra Club party via the East Ridge.
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Wikidata Q49027116, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,766 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- West Vidette: 1.3 mi
- University Peak: 2.2 mi
- Deerhorn Mountain: 2.2 mi
- The Minster: 2.3 mi
- Center Peak: 2.6 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 16.7 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 16.7 mi
- Boot Arch: 16.7 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 17.0 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 17.3 mi
- Tub Springs: 6.7 mi
- Boron Springs: 7.8 mi
- McGann Springs: 9.6 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 11.5 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 13.0 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 0.7 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 6.7 mi
- Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 9.1 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 6.1 mi
- Mist Falls: 9.5 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Muro Blanco: 13.3 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 13.7 mi
- Valhalla: 15.8 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 18.1 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 19.3 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.4 mi
- Arai Pond: 13.5 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.5 mi
- Kado's Garden: 13.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 16.7 mi
- Lathe Arch: 17.7 mi
- Mobius Arch: 17.7 mi
- Heart Arch: 17.8 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 19.0 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 11.7 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 14.0 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 20.9 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 21.2 mi
- Dehy Park: 11.7 mi
- Independence Park: 11.9 mi
- Merritt Park: 13.4 mi
- Spainhower Park: 20.8 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 22.9 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Kearsarge: 6.2 mi
- San Carlos: 15.8 mi
- Bend City: 15.8 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 11.4 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Paiute Mural: 13.5 mi
- Miss Alabama: 19.6 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of East Vidette. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | SE 141° | 4,383 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | SSE 150° | 4,275 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Barnard | SSE 151° | 4,266 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Stanford | S 175° | 4,260 m | 2.8 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | S 175° | 4,254 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Keith | SE 134° | 4,249 m | 4.4 mi |
| Trojan Peak | SE 146° | 4,245 m | 8.5 mi |
| Junction Peak | SSE 153° | 4,224 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 12 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358765126
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