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Falcor Peak

Falcor Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Falcor Peak rises to 3,910 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Rixford, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Falcor Peak is a 12,830-foot-elevation (3,911-meter) mountain summit in Fresno County, California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q119576809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3910 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.78451, -118.39200

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 20
Attractions: 20
  • Chicken Ranch: 17.6 mi
  • Boot Arch: 17.8 mi
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 17.8 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 18.0 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 2.2 mi
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 6.5 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 6.6 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 6.6 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Arai Pond: 13.5 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.7 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 18.2 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 18.9 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 18.9 mi
  • Heart Arch: 19.0 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 20.2 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 13.6 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 20.8 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonSSE 153°4,383 m9.9 mi
Mount TyndallSSE 161°4,275 m9.4 mi
Mount StanfordS 182°4,260.2 m5.6 mi
Gregory's MonumentS 182°4,254.4 m5.7 mi
Mount KeithSSE 155°4,249 m6.4 mi
Junction PeakSSE 168°4,224 m6.6 mi
Caltech PeakS 179°4,216.5 m6.6 mi
Table MountainSSW 208°4,151 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 11 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/10905328276

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