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Fang Turret

Fang Turret, seen from above at true elevation

Fang Turret rises to 2,981 m in California. Finger Peak stands 3,780 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Python, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

peak in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q124657648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2980.944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.88278, -118.75495

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 31
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 18
Picnic sites: 11
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 6.6 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.2 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 10.4 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 13.1 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Fang Turret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Finger PeakN 8°3,779.7 m10.3 mi
Dougherty PeakENE 77°3,733 m11.8 mi
Goat MountainE 95°3,719 m10.0 mi
Munger PeakE 93°3,680.3 m9.7 mi
Black CrownNNE 21°3,649.6 m10.2 mi
Tunemah PeakNNE 25°3,626.5 m8.6 mi
Blue Canyon PeakNNE 14°3,615 m10.4 mi
Kid PeakE 92°3,492 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:4020:18
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11531444492

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